i.e.

Examples

• All

• The meeting will be held in the main hall, i.e., Room 101 on the first floor.

• The meeting is at 3 PM, i.e. in the afternoon.

• Each student must submit one project, i.e., a completed research paper, by next Friday.

• She prefers citrus fruits, i.e., oranges and lemons, in her smoothies.

• Each student must submit one project, i.e., a completed research paper, by next Friday.

• She prefers citrus fruits, i.e., oranges and lemons, in her smoothies.

• The meeting will be held in the main hall, i.e., Room 101 on the first floor.

Synonyms

I

in other words

vsi.e.

275 2.7

To say something in a clearer way

uses paraphrase rather than a precise specification or example

N

namely

vsi.e.

167 3.6

To give one or more examples of something just mentioned

signals precise clarification focusing on specificity rather than rephrasing

T

that is to say

vsi.e.

37 3.5

To say something more clearly

makes the same restatement but often in a neutral brief form

T

to be precise

vsi.e.

17 3.7

A phrase that gives more exact information about what was just said

focuses on correctness of facts rather than introducing a clarifying restatement

T

to wit

vsi.e.

• Archaic

8 8.7

Introduces specific examples or details that follow

means the same clarification but is archaic or more literary in tone

I

id est

vsi.e.

• Formal

8.2

To give a more exact explanation

is the short written form for that precise clarification

V

viz.

vsi.e.

• Archaic

8.0

Shows a specific example or explanation that follows

serves the same clarifying purpose but is more common in general prose

Surface Forms

Etymology