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is

[ iz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

3rd person singular present indicative of be.

abbreviation for

information security ( def ).
Islamic State. See ISIS.

is-

variant of iso- before a vowel:
isallobar.

is.

⁴

abbreviation for

island.
isle.

Is.

⁵

abbreviation for

Isaiah.
island.
isle.

the internet domain name for

Iceland

/ ɪz /

verb

used withhe, she, it, and with singular nouns a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1

Is.

abbreviation for

AlsoIsa Bible Isaiah
Island(s) or Isle(s)

is-

⁴

combining_form

variant of iso-
isentropic

⁵

abbreviation 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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Example Sentences

And Oh, my dear I. S—— and her family; thou biddest me open my mouth wide.

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What if the pests had not been planted by I-S agents, but were natives of Sargol being brought in with the wood?

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It would be nice, he thought a little bitterly, if he could flash an I-S badge now to completely confuse the issue.

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"I wish—I w-i-s-h," sobbed poor Cinderella, without being able to say another word.

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Box 1044 is used because of its nearness to those private booths, in the universal set-up all I-S banks use.

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