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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.
haven't
verb
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have not (negative form of have)
met
verb
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(obsolete) To dream.
Met
properNoun
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(London) The London Underground Metropolitan Line
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(London, historical) The Metropolitan Railway
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(London, law enforcement, usually with "the") The Metropolitan Police Service of London (MPS)
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(US, with "the") The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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(New York, arts, with "the") The current or historical Metropolitan Opera House or its opera company.
Met
noun
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(London, informal) A Metropolitan Line train
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(baseball) A player for the New York Mets
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
right
Adjective
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When something is right, it is correct.
You did the right thing.
right
Noun
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When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.
He takes a right at the library.
She made a right turn on Oak Street.
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When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.
You have the right to remain silent.
Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.
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An action that is moral.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
right
Verb
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When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.
He righted the boat.
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When you make something right, you correct it.
He tried to right a wrong.
right
Adverb
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In the direction 90º clockwise.
She turned right.
woman
Noun
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A female human.
My wife is a good woman.
yet
Adverb
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When something hasn't happened yet, it didn't happen but it might happen in the future.
Is she there yet?
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Used to join words, phrases, and clauses that contrast.
It's cold outside, yet I don't see you wearing a coat.