Definitions
links a subject to a state, place, fact, or identity.
Word origin
From Middle English is, from Old English is, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti (a form of Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“is”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer13 curated clues
01“Be form after he”2 letters
02“Equals in a sentence”2 letters
03“Equals, grammatically”2 letters
04“Forms a simple predicate”2 letters
05“Has being”2 letters
06“Links noun to adjective”2 letters
07“Present-tense be form”2 letters
08“Present-tense link”2 letters
09“Serves as "equals"”2 letters
10“Third-person form of be”2 letters
11“Verb in "it __"”2 letters
12“Works as "equals"”2 letters
13“Exists”2 letters
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