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- [iz]
- /ɪz/
- /ɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [iz]
- /ɪz/
Definitions of is word
- verb is 3rd person singular present indicative of be. 1
- idioms is as is. as1 (def 23). 1
- noun plural is the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 1
- noun plural is any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski. 1
- noun plural is something having the shape of an I. 1
- noun plural is a written or printed representation of the letter I or i. 1
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Origin of is
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch is, Old Norse es, er, German, Gothic ist, Latin est, Greek estí, OCS jestĭ, Sanskrit asti
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Is
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
is popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
is usage trend in Literature
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abbreviation is
- iris — Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
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