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I.e.

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In academic english & research, i.e. means: An abbreviation of the Latin id est, meaning 'that is'; it introduces a clarification or a more exact restatement of what came before.

In Turkish: yani, başka bir deyişle, diğer bir ifadeyle

How it is used

Used mostly in brackets to define or narrow a term: 'first-generation students (i.e., the first in their family to attend university)'. As with e.g., APA style puts a comma after it. In formal prose, 'that is' or 'in other words' are alternatives.

Example sentences

  1. We focused on the final stage of the project, i.e. the evaluation phase.

  2. Only complete responses (i.e., those with no missing items) were analyzed.

Common collocations

  • in brackets (i.e., ...)
  • i.e. followed by a comma
  • that is (written in full)
  • e.g.An abbreviation of the Latin exempli gratia, meaning 'for example'; it introduces one or more examples from a larger group.
  • furthermoreA formal linking word used to add another point that supports or extends what has just been said.
  • conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.

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