is

The word "is" represents a singular form of the word be.

(verb)

An example of is can be saying that someone currently has employment as a salesperson.

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See is in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger ist < IE *esti (> Sans àsti, Gr esti, L est) < base *es-, to be + -ti, prob. orig. an enclitic pron.

  1. island(s)
  2. isle(s)

iso-: used before a vowel

See is in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb
Third person singular present indicative of be.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English; see es- in Indo-European roots

.

abbreviation
  1. Bible Isaiah
  2. island
  3. isle

prefix
Variant of iso-.

abbreviation
Iceland (in Internet addresses)

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