"is it" meaning in English

See is it in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /(ˈ)ɪz ɪt/ Audio: En-us-is it.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} is it
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see is, it.
    Sense id: en-is_it-en-intj-V78xzqDw
  2. (Canada, South Africa, India, MLE, MTE) really? is that so? Tags: Canada, India, Multicultural-London-English, South-Africa Translations (Translations): será (alt: cierto (aqueso)) (Spanish), qué va (Spanish), quia (Spanish), ca (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-is_it-en-intj-btspXryA Categories (other): Canadian English, Indian English, Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, South African English Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: issit [Singapore], izit [South-Africa], izzit

Particle

IPA: /(ˈ)ɪz ɪt/ Audio: En-us-is it.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|particle|head=|sort=}} is it, {{en-particle}} is it
  1. (Singapore, Wales) Final interrogative particle forming a tag question. Tags: Singapore, Wales Synonyms: or not
    Sense id: en-is_it-en-particle-1ajcohQp Categories (other): Singapore English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, English particles, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singlish, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 27 72 Disambiguation of English particles: 2 30 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 24 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 25 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 25 74 Disambiguation of Singlish: 0 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 24 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: issit [Singapore], izit [South-Africa], izzit

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for is it meaning in English (3.8kB)

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