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is
1[ iz ]
IS
2abbreviation for
- Islamic State. See ISIS.
is-
3- variant of iso- before a vowel:
isallobar.
is.
4abbreviation for
- island.
- isle.
Is.
5abbreviation for
- Isaiah.
- island.
- isle.
is
1the internet domain name for
- Iceland
is
2/ ɪz /
verb
- used withhe, she, it, and with singular nouns a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1
Is.
3abbreviation for
- AlsoIsa Bible Isaiah
- Island(s) or Isle(s)
is-
4combining_form
- variant of iso-
isentropic
IS
5abbreviation for
- Iceland (international car registration)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of is1
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch is, Old Norse es, er, German, Gothic ist, Latin est, Greek estí, Old Church Slavonic jestĭ, Sanskrit asti
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Word History and Origins
Origin of is1
Old English; compare Old Norse es, German ist, Latin est, Greek esti
Origin of is2
Icelandic ĺsland
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- as is. as 1( def 23 ).
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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