used with he, she, it, and with singular nouns a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be1
the internet domain name for
Iceland
abbreviation for
Iceland (international car registration)
verb
to have presence in the realm of perceived reality; exist; live ⇒ I think, therefore I am , not all that is can be understood
(used in the perfect or past perfect tenses only) to pay a visit; go ⇒ have you been to Spain?
to take place; occur ⇒ my birthday was last Thursday
(copula) used as a linking verb between the subject of a sentence and its noun or adjective complement or complementing phrase. In this case be expresses the relationship of either essential or incidental equivalence or identity ( John is a man; John is a musician) or specifies an essential or incidental attribute ( honey is sweet; Susan is angry). It is also used with an adverbial complement to indicate a relationship of location in space or time ( Bill is at the office; the dance is on Saturday)
(takes a present participle) forms the progressive present tense ⇒ the man is running
(takes a past participle) forms the passive voice of all transitive verbs and (archaically) certain intransitive ones ⇒ a good film is being shown on television tonight , I am done
(takes an infinitive) expresses intention, expectation, supposition, or obligation ⇒ the president is to arrive at 9.30 , you are not to leave before I say so
(takes a past participle) forms the perfect or past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs of motion, such as go or come ⇒ the last train is gone
See be that as it may
noun
the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
something shaped like an I (in combination) ⇒ an I-beam
something shaped like an I
(in combination) ⇒ an I-beam
See dot the i's and cross the t's
something shaped like an I
(in combination) ⇒ an I-beam
combining form
variant of iso- ⇒ isentropic
abbreviation for
(Bible ) Isaiah Also : Isa
Island(s) or Isle(s)
combining form
equal or identical ⇒ isomagnetic
indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound ⇒ isobutane , isocyanic acid