I

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'I', 'i': /ˈaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA'I', 'i': /aɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'I', 'i': (ī)

Collocations for "I"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "I" in context.

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I

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
pron
  1. I have no idea what you [said, mean]
  2. I [like, prefer, hate]
  3. I never [said, did] that!
  4. what did I just [say, tell you]?
  5. that is exactly what I am [saying, thinking, telling you]
  6. I should never have
  7. there is a reason that I (never) [go, do, say]
  8. I don't know what I was thinking!
  9. where did I put [that, the keys]?
  10. I [work, study, volunteer] at
  11. there is no place I would rather be (than)
  12. that's what I said!
  13. I said the (exact) same thing!
  14. I can't believe that
  15. I really [feel like] going (out)
  16. UK: I really [fancy] going (out)
  17. that's what I should have [done, made]
  18. what was I thinking?
  19. how many times do I have to tell you?
  20. do you think I'm [stupid, an idiot, a fool]?
n
  1. the letter "I"
  2. [a capital, an uppercase] "I"
  3. a [small, lowercase] "i"
  4. there is an "i" [in, between, before]
  5. it's an I, not an L
  6. the "i" comes [before, after]
  7. [spelled, starts] with an I for "India"
  8. "i" before "e" except after "c"
  9. there is no "I" in "team"
  10. dot your i's and cross your t's
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'I' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accept - account - add - admit - advise - advocate - afford - agree - be - answer - apologize - appreciate - argue - assume - attempt - bank - base - beg - begin - believe - bid - bite - blame - borrow - bother - bottle - brain - bus - buy - call - can - care - catch - channel - check - chicken out - choose - clock - close - come - complain - concentrate - confirm - connect - consider - contract - cope - correct - court - crashed

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