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i.e.

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Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

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See also ie, IE, and -ie

Contents

1 English
2 Latin
- 2.1 Abbreviation

English

Etymology

From [[w:Template:lang:la language|Template:lang:la]][[Category:Template:lang:la derivations]] i.e., an abbreviation of id est (“‘that is’”).

Pronunciation

(RP, US) IPA: /ˌaɪˈi:/
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Abbreviation

i.e.

(Template loop detected: Template:context 1) That is; in other words; that is to say.

The three U.S. states on the west coast (i.e. Washington, Oregon, and California) have favorable climates.

Usage notes

Use i.e. to explain or clarify a statement by either (exhaustively) listing options or by rephrasing the previous statement.
Often confused with e.g.
American English demands a comma after i.e.; in British English comma does not follow i.e. [1]
Opinion is mixed about whether the abbreviation should be italicized, or whether there should be a separating non-breaking space as in i. e..
ie: is often found in current usage, and is perhaps now considered acceptable.

Translations

that is

Arabic: يعني (yáʕni)
Bulgarian: т.е. (тоест, toest)
Danish: dvs. (det vil sige)
Dutch: d.w.z. nl(nl) (dat wil zeggen)
Finnish: l. (eli), ts. (toisin sanoen)
French: c.-à-d. fr(fr)
German: d. h. (das heißt)
Greek: δηλαδή, ήτοι, τουτέστιν
Hungarian: azaz
Icelandic: þ.e. (það er), þ.e.a.s. (það er að segja)

Italian: cioè it(it)
Malayalam: അതായത് (athaayathu)
Norwegian: dvs.
Polish: tzn. (to znaczy), tj. (to jest)
Portuguese: isto é
Russian: т. е. (то есть, tó jest’)
Spanish: es decir
Swedish: dvs, d v s, d.v.s. (det vill säga)
Turkish: yani

Latin

Abbreviation

i.e.

id est (that is; in other words)

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