Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to is
Participle: ised
Gerund: ising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | is |
| you | is |
| he;she;it | ises |
| we | is |
| you | is |
| they | is |
Perfect
| I | have ised |
| you | have ised |
| he;she;it | has ised |
| we | have ised |
| you | have ised |
| they | have ised |
Past
| I | ised |
| you | ised |
| he;she;it | ised |
| we | ised |
| you | ised |
| they | ised |
Pluperfect
| I | had ised |
| you | had ised |
| he;she;it | had ised |
| we | had ised |
| you | had ised |
| they | had ised |
Future
| I | will is |
| you | will is |
| he;she;it | will is |
| we | will is |
| you | will is |
| they | will is |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ised |
| you | will have ised |
| he;she;it | will have ised |
| we | will have ised |
| you | will have ised |
| they | will have ised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | is |
| you | is |
| he;she;it | is |
| we | is |
| you | is |
| they | is |
Perfect
| I | have ised |
| you | have ised |
| he;she;it | have ised |
| we | have ised |
| you | have ised |
| they | have ised |
Imperfect
| I | ised |
| you | ised |
| he;she;it | ised |
| we | ised |
| you | ised |
| they | ised |
Pluperfect
| I | had ised |
| you | had ised |
| he;she;it | had ised |
| we | had ised |
| you | had ised |
| they | had ised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would is |
| you | would is |
| he;she;it | would is |
| we | would is |
| you | would is |
| they | would is |
Perfect
| I | would have ised |
| you | would have ised |
| he;she;it | would have ised |
| we | would have ised |
| you | would have ised |
| they | would have ised |
Verbs conjugated like 'is'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'is'
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
4. Proto-Germanic *isti
5. Proto-West Germanic *ist
6. Old English is
7. Middle English is
8. English is
9. From Middle English is, from Old English is, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”).
10. Cognate with West Frisian is (“is”), Dutch is (“is”), German ist (“is”), Yiddish איז (iz, “is”), Afrikaans is (“am, are, is”) Old Swedish är, er, Old Norse er, es.
11. Further cognates include, among others, Latin est, Ancient Greek ἐστί (estí), Sanskrit अस्ति (asti), Persian است (ast), Russian есть (jestʹ), all with the same meaning. See: Proto-Germanic '
*wesaną', Proto-Indo-European '
*h₁ésti', Latin '
sum', Sanskrit '
अस्ति', Russian '
есть'.
Verbs referencing "is"
Danish
være, Norwegian
være, Esperanto
esti, Sanskrit
अस्ति, Ido esar.
Sample Sentences
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He is a doctor.
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"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." [1999 January 8, Ken Starr, quoting Bill Clinton, Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in Conformity with the Requirements of Title 28, United States Code, Section 595(c) (Starr Report), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, retrieved 14 Feb 2020, page 176:]
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"It's not two weeks yet," I reminded her, hoping that might somehow cheer her. […] "Tomorrow is two weeks," Ruth said in a distant voice, staring into the flames. [2012, Robert Moore, Where the Gold is Buried, a legend of Old Fort Niagara, →ISBN, page 137:]
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There is three of them there.
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Ber. There is five in the firſt ſhew, / Ken. You are deceiued, tis not so. [c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 141, column 2:]
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Let the whole world know we's on some off-key tip [2001, “Witness (1 Hope)”, in Run Come save me, performed by Roots Manuva:]
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"Them niggas shot my girl, yo! And I ain't gonna sleep until all of them niggas is dead!" RJ hissed. [2012, Trae Macklin, Flippin' The Hustle:]
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"Y'all is some disorganized niggahs," Mama Byrd said. [2013, Tu-Shonda Whitaker, The Ex Factor, page 270:]
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Who the fuck do you think I is? / You ain't married to no average bitch, boy [2016, “Don't Hurt Yourself”, in Lemonade, performed by Beyoncé:]
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Nigga, yeah, you's a bitch [2022, “Plan B”, performed by Megan Thee Stallion:]
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Like Jazzie, Stacie, Nicki / All of the Barbies is pretty / All of the Barbies is bad [2023, “Barbie World”, in Barbie: The Album, performed by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice:]