is

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of be

   “He is a doctor.”

   “"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."”

   “"It's not two weeks yet," I reminded her, hoping that might somehow cheer her. […] "Tomorrow is two weeks," Ruth said in a distant voice, staring into the flames.”

2. (colloquial)Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.

   “There is three of them there.”

   “Ber. There is five in the firſt ſhew, / Ken. You are deceiued, tis not so.”

3. (dialectal, form-of, indicative, present)present indicative of be; am, are, is.

   “Let the whole world know we's on some off-key tip”

   “"Them niggas shot my girl, yo! And I ain't gonna sleep until all of them niggas is dead!" RJ hissed.”

   “"Y'all is some disorganized niggahs," Mama Byrd said.”

   “Who the fuck do you think I is? / You ain't married to no average bitch, boy”

   “Nigga, yeah, you's a bitch”

pron

1. (Geordie, alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of us (“me”).

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, rare)Alternative form of i's.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of International Sign.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of information system(s).
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of international studies.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of implementation shortfall.
6. (form-of, plural)plural of I
7. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Islands (also Is.)

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Islamic State.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Interior Salish.