i. e.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ie"
English
Adverb
i. e.
- Alternative form of i.e.
- 1892, Sebastian Kneipp, “Baths”, in My Water-cure: Tested for More than 35 Years and Published for the Cure of Diseases and the Preservation of Health […], authorized and complete English edition, Kempten, Bavaria: Jos. Kœsel publisher, →OCLC, part 1 (Applications of Water), page 42:
- The foot-baths are very useful in all cases where vigorous and cold remedies cannot well be used on account of weakness, fragility, want of vital warmth, etc.; as little or no reaction takes place, i. e. the cold water cannot produce sufficient warmth for want of blood.
- 1899, Charles Cocks, Bordeaux and Its Wines Classed by Order of Merit, 3rd English edition, Feret & Fils, […]; Libraires Associes, […], translation of original by Edouard Feret […], page 704:
- This estate consists of 33 hectares, 12 of which (i. e., about 43 journaux) are devoted to the vine.
- 1913, Annual Report, Nebraska State Horticultural Society, page 216:
- As soon as received the plants should be unpacked, and if they can not be planted at once they should be “heeled in,” i. e., placed in a trench and thoroughly watered.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Abbreviation of időszámításunk előtt (“before the common era”, literally “before our time calculation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈidøːsaːmiːtaːʃuŋk ˈɛløːtː]
Adverb
i. e.
Usage notes
Placed before the year, as in i. e. 753 (“753 BCE”).
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