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I
Pronoun
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The person who is speaking or writing
I am writing this, and you are reading it.
I
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
I
Symbol
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A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").
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The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.
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The symbol for electrical current.
I
Number
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This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.
i
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
have
Verb
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Someone has something if the thing is in their hands. The person is holding or gripping it.
Do you have a spoon, or do you need me to give you one so you can eat the soup?
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If you have uto/u do something, you must do it.
I have to go.
I had to do it.
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Someone has something if the thing is that person's thing: the person owns it; it belongs to the person.
The rich family has a big house.
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If you have you hold something in the mind.
I have a doubt about him.
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If you have you join something.
We have lunch at 13:00.
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You use have to say that you suffer from something or to tell the experience.
I have a defective vision. (I don't see well.)
He had a wonderful time with his friends.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
day
Noun
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A day is a measure of time.
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24 hours
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Seven days make one week
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The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning)
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The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight
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The part of a day spent at work or school
He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.
off
Preposition
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Away from somewhere or some time.
I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school.
There's a nice restaurant just off the main road.
Bye, I'll be off now.
He was standing about 50m off.
Your birthday's only a few days off now.
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If something is off it is not on.
She took the hat off his head.
Keep your feet off the desk, please.
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Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc.
As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her.
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If something that uses energy is off, it is not working.
It was dark in the room because the light was off.
He turned the TV off and went to bed.
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If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school.
I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off.
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made smaller by a certain amount
They've taken 30% off the price.
We cut off a few pieces.
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If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen.
Tonight's game is off because of the rain.
They've called off the meeting.
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If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before.
That article really put me off meat.
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If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more.
He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.
off
Adjective
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If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.
off
Verb
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If a person offs someone, they kill him or her.
I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.
tomorrow
Pronoun
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Tomorrow is day after today.
Tomorrow is my day off.
I'll see you tomorrow evening.
I will go to school tomorrow.
Tomorrows meeting should be short.
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Tomorrow is the future in general.
The city of tomorrow will be much cleaner than cities now.