is
1 of 4present tense third-person singular of be
dialectal present tense first-person and third-person singular of be
dialectal present tense plural of be
is
2 of 4abbreviation (1)
island; isle
IS
3 of 4abbreviation (2)
information system
is-
4 of 4combining form
variants or iso-
1
: equal : homogeneous : uniform
isentropic
2
: isomeric
isocyanate
3
: for or from different individuals of the same species
isoagglutinin
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German ist is (from sīn to be), Latin est (from esse to be), Greek esti (from einai to be)
Combining form
Late Latin, from Greek, from isos equal
Kids Definition
is
present tense third person singular of be
is
verb
1
as in exists
to have life stories that begin with the familiar line "once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden" Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- exists
- lives
- rules
- subsists
- continues
- breathes
- survives
- persists
- lasts
- endures
- leads
- flourishes
- holds on
- kicks
- abides
- thrives
- runs on
- keeps (on)
- prospers
- moves
- holds up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dies
- disappears
- departs
- expires
- ceases
- vanishes
- succumbs
- stops
- perishes
- ends
- evaporates
- passes away
- dies (down)
- quits
- discontinues
- subsides
- wanes
- moderates
- abates
- ebbs
- desists
- lets up
2
as in stands
to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you Synonyms & Similar Words
- stands
- lies
- sits
- remains
- resides
- rests
- stays
- bears
- waits
- overlooks
- awaits
- stations
- dwells
- commands
- sticks around
- hangs around
- posts
- tarries
3
as in ranks
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division Synonyms & Similar Words
- ranks
- stands
- places
- rates
- grades
- counts
- classifies
- seeds
- sorts
- separates
- groups
- classes
- categorizes
- codifies
- compartmentalizes
- sets
- installs
- instates
4
as in happens
to take place the party is next Saturday Synonyms & Similar Words
- happens
- comes
- occurs
- does
- transpires
- comes about
- goes on
- comes down
- goes down
- comes off
- cooks
- befalls
- passes
- haps
- chances
- rises
- comes to pass
- arises
- develops
- betides
- follows
- materializes
- proceeds
- turns out
- intervenes
- results
- falls out
- comes up
- goes off
- breaks
- shapes (up)
- springs (up)
- crops (up)
- self-questionings
- self-raised
- self-rake
- self-rating
- self-re
- self-reacting
- self-reading
- self-reading rod
- self-realization
- self-realizationism
- self-realizationist
- self-realizations
- self-realizing
- self-rec
- self-recognition
- self-recognitions
- self-recording
- self-recrimination
- self-recriminations
- self-rectifying
- self-ref
- self-refer
- self-reference
- self-references
- self-referential