Is

,

Verb.

I.

[AS.

is

; akin to G. & Goth.

ist

, L.

est

, Gr. [GREEK], Skr.

asti

. √9. Cf.

,

,

,

.]

The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense;

as, he

is

; he

is

a man

. See

Be

.

☞ In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old English, is was used for all persons of the singular.

For thy

is

I come, and eke Alain.

Chaucer.

Aye

is

thou merry.

Chaucer.

☞ The idiom of using the present for future events sure to happen is a relic of Old English in which the present and future had the same form; as, this year Christmas is on Friday.

Is

IS

,

Verb.

I.

iz.

[L. est.] The third person singular of the substantive verb, which is composed of three or four distinct roots, which appear in the words am, be, are, and is. Is and was coincide with the Latin esse, and Goth.wesan. In the indicative, present tense, it is thus varied; I am, thou art, he, she, or it, is; we, ye or you, they,

are.

In writing and speaking, the vowel is often dropped; as, he's gone; there's none left.

îs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "is"

Romanian

Verb

îs

(informal) first-person singular present indicative of fi I'm
eu îs prost
I'm stupid
(informal) third-person plural present indicative of fi they're
ei îs proști
they're stupid

Synonyms

sunt

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