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# ie

«ie» in Mova's school dictionary: **i.e** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

abbreviation (i.e.)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (abbreviation) i.e. is short for the Latin id est, meaning that is or in other words; it explains more exactly what was just said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#m1)

2) (abbreviation, computing) .ie is the internet ending for websites from Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#m2)

3) (spelling) ie is a common pair of letters in English words, as in the rule i before e except after c. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In writing and textbooks, i.e. adds a clearer explanation: the largest planet, i.e. Jupiter. In spelling lessons, children learn i before e except after c (believe, receive), though there are many exceptions (weird, science). Irish websites end in .ie.

### examples

- Bring something to write with, i.e. a pen or pencil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x1)
- We meet on the last day of term, i.e. Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x2)
- Mammals are warm-blooded, i.e. they keep a steady body heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x3)
- The website ends in .ie, so it's from Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x4)
- Believe and field follow the ie rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x5)
- Science and weird break the i before e rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/#x6)

### note

Usually written with dots: i.e. Trap: i.e. (that is, exactly this) is different from e.g. (for example, one of many). After i.e. you give the full or exact meaning; after e.g. you give examples. It is not an English word on its own.

### In the corpora

- [Consonant + y changes to -ies (baby, babies); vowel + y just adds -s (day, days).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/6-spelling-plurals/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ie» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ie/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.