is

Meanings

Verb

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • "John is rich"
  • "This is not a good answer"
• be identical to; be someone or something
  • "The president of the company is John Smith"
  • "This is my house"
• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • "Where is my umbrella?"
  • "The toolshed is in the back"
  • "What is behind this behavior?"
• have an existence, be extant
  • "Is there a God?"
• happen, occur, take place
  • "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"
  • "There were two hundred people at his funeral"
  • "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
• be identical or equivalent to
• form or compose
  • "This money is my only income"
  • "This sum represents my entire income for a year"
  • "These few men comprise his entire army"
• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
  • "He is a herpetologist"
  • "She is our resident philosopher"
• represent, as of a character on stage
• spend or use time
• have life, be alive
  • "Our great leader is no more"
• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
• be priced at
• third-person singular simple present indicative of be
• Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
• present indicative of be; am, are, is.

Pron

• Alternative spelling of us (“me”).

Noun

• Alternative form of i's.

Synonyms

be, beeth, bes, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, follow, live, make up, personify, represent

Antonyms

differ

Related Words

am, are, art, be, been, beest, being, was, wast, were, wert