| illegal |
When something is illegal, the law says you cannot do it. If a driver does not stop when a traffic light is red, they are doing something illegal. |
| Illinois |
Illinois is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Illinois is IL. |
| illness |
When someone has an illness, it means that they are sick. When people have an illness, they feel bad and often have to stay in bed. Maybe they even have to go to the hospital. |
| illustrate |
When you illustrate something, you make it more clear or easier to understand by giving examples or a picture. [2 definitions] |
| illustration |
An illustration is a picture that you see in a book. An illustration helps you understand something that the book is talking about, or it is there just to make the book more fun to read and look at. |
| I'm |
I'm is a short way to say or write "I am." |
| image |
An image is a picture of a person or thing. Drawings and photographs are some kinds of images. [2 definitions] |
| imaginary |
When something is imaginary, it is in your mind but it is not real. |
| imagination |
Your imagination is the power you have to think of or make something completely new. When you use your imagination, you use your mind to make up a story, or form a picture, or think of a new idea. |
| imagine |
When you imagine something, you make an idea or picture of it in your mind. |
| imitate |
When you imitate something or someone, you copy or try to be like them. |
| immediately |
When you do something immediately, you do it right away. You do not wait to do it. |
| immune |
When you are immune to a disease, your body is protected from it. |
| important |
When something is important, it has a lot of value or meaning, or it is very necessary. |
| impossible |
When something is impossible, it means that it can't happen or be done. |
| improve |
When you improve something, you make it better. [2 definitions] |
| in |
When you are in something, that thing is on all sides of you or all around you. When you are in a room, it means that the walls are all around you. If there is milk in a glass, the glass contains the milk. [4 definitions] |
| inch |
When we talk about how many inches something is, we are talking about how long it is. If we measured a grown-up's nose, it might be about two inches long. Most soda cans are about five inches high. A short way to write inch or inches is in. |
| include |
If something is included in something, it is a part of it. When a family picture includes your dog, it means that your dog is in the picture with everyone else. [2 definitions] |
| increase |
When you increase something, you make it bigger or you add more to it. [2 definitions] |
| independent |
When a person is independent, they can take care of themselves without help from their parents or other people. [2 definitions] |