is

¹ American  

[iz] / ɪz /

verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of be.

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idioms

1. as is. as.

IS ² American  

abbreviation

1. information security.

2. Islamic State. See ISIS.

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is- ³ American  

1. variant of iso- before a vowel.

   isallobar.

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is. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. island.

2. isle.

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Is. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Isaiah.

2. island.

3. isle.

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Is. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Also: Isa.  Bible Isaiah

2. Island(s) or Isle(s)

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IS ² British  

abbreviation

1. Iceland (international car registration)

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is ³ British  

/ ɪz /

verb

1. a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1

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is ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Iceland

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is- ⁵ British  

combining form

1. variant of iso-

   isentropic

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Etymology

Origin of is

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

Example Sentences

There are “continued signals that a second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations is being arranged,” Commerzbank Research analysts say in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Spot gold is 0.1% lower at $4,835.85 per ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Mills, who is term-limited as governor, is running for the Senate seat currently held by Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking re-election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A computing-power arms race among the biggest artificial-intelligence companies is driving huge demand for hardware like chips, servers and memory, and minting big winners in the stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s also that Santa Fe’s regional airport is under construction, mostly gutted and boarded off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith