ir • ri • tat • ing / ' irateitig / adjective is / iz / form of be Suffix

-ish

(in adjectives and nouns ) describing nationality or language

Engl ish Pol ish

( in adjectives ) similar to baby ish

child ish

( in adjectives ) fairly; kind of long ish

brown ish

Is • lam / is ' lam ; ' izlam / noun [ noncount ] ( religion ) the religion of Muslim people. Islam teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is his Prophet (= the person that God has chosen to give his message to people ) .

Is lam ic / is ' lremik ; iz ' lremik / adjective the Islamic faith

iS . land Ф / 'aibnd/ noun [ count ] Pronunciation

The word island sounds like highland , because we don't say the letter s in this word. ( geography ) a piece of land with water all around it the Caribbean islands

is n t / ' iznt / short for is not

i • so • late AWL| / ' aisaleit / verb ( i so . lates , i so . lat . ing , i so . lat . ed )

to keep someone or something separate from other people or things

If we isolate the animals that have the disease, the others won't catch it.

i • so • la • tion AWL| / |aisa 'leijn / noun [ noncount ]

The prisoner was kept in isolation for 24 hours.

i • so • lat • ed

/ ' aisaleitad / adjective

far from other people or things an isolated house in the mountains

iS .SUe 1© / 'iju/ noun [count ]

an important problem that people talk about Pollution is a serious issue.

a magazine or newspaper of a particular day, week, or month

Have you read this week's issue?

is • sue 2 / ' iju / verb

( is . sues , is . su . ing , is sued )

to give or say something officially

The soldiers were issued with uniforms.

The police department has issued a statement .

Suffix

-ist

( in nouns)

a person who has studied something or who does something as a job

art ist econom ist scient ist

a person who believes in something or belongs to a particular group

capital ist commun ist femin ist

IT / |ai ' ti / noun [ noncount ]

( computers ) the study or use of computers and other electronic equipment to store and send information IT is short for "Information Technology."

©/ it / pronoun ( plural they / 6ei / their / бет / ) 1 a word that shows a thing or animal

like your shirt. Is it new? Where's the coffee? I can't find it.

a word that points to an idea that follows It's hard to learn a new language.

a word that shows who someone is "Who's at the door?" "It's Joe."

a word at the beginning of a sentence about time, the weather, or distance

It's six o'clock. It's hot today.

It's 100 miles from here to Philadelphia.

i tal ics / i 'treliks / noun [ plural ]

a type of writing or printing in which the letters do not

stand straight up

This sentence is in italics .

i tal ic / i ' trelik / adjective italic writing

itch / itj / noun [ count ] ( plural itch .es )

the feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub or scratch it

I have an itch on my back.

itch verb ( itch . es , itch . ing , itched )

My nose itches. Mosquito bites really itch.

itch • y / itji / adjective ( itch i . er , itch . i . est )

having or producing an itch an itchy sweater I feel itchy all over.

it'd / ' itad /

short for it had , it would

i .tem © / 'aitom / noun [ count ]

one thing in a list or group of things What is the first item on the agenda? an item of clothing

a piece of news

There was an interesting news item about the Olympics.

i • tin • er • ar • y / ai 'tiered / noun [ count ] ( plural i . tin . er . ar . ies )

a plan of a trip, including which way you will go, the places you will visit, etc.

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