is
In English, is has 7 different meanings When used as noun it is ice (frozen water): but it can also mean that which is short-lived like ice., icy conditions It can only be used as verb meaning third-person singular present indicative of been It can only be used as determiner meaning alternative form of his (“his”) It can only be used as pronoun meaning alternative form of his (“his”) It can only be used as pronoun meaning alternative form of his (“her”) It can only be used as pronoun meaning alternative form of his (“them”) It can only be used as noun meaning alternative form of iren (“iron”)
It evolved from 2 origins. Comes from Proto-West Germanic *īs. Comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti.
"is" usage examples
Sentences containing is to see its usage in context.
| Middle English | English |
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sometime too hot the eye of heauen shines , and often is his gold complexion dimm'd , and euery faire from faire some - time declines , By chance , or natures changing course vntrim'd : |
Sometimes the sun shines too hot, and often its golden face is dimmed; Every beautiful thing loses its beauty at times, by chance, or by nature’s unadorned course. |