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Definition of
is
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
is
NAmE
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ɪz
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be
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is
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be
verb
be
auxiliary verb
I
noun
Baha'i
noun
'tis
abbreviation
as it is
that is it
this is it
woe is me!
love is blind
life is cheap
less is more
time is money
what is more
there it is
the thing is
… is the new …
which is which
the die is cast
enough is enough
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Idioms
as it is
that is it
this is it
woe is me!
love is blind
life is cheap
less is more
time is money
what is more
there it is
the thing is
… is the new …
which is which
the die is cast
enough is enough
Is that a fact?
silence is golden
all is not lost
that is to say
seeing is believing
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Nearby words
irrupt
verb
IRS
abbreviation
is
ISA
abbreviation
ISBN
noun