English Words Starting With I

• intensive care

  nounC1
  /ɪnˌtɛnsɪv ˈkɛː/Hospital department providing constant monitoring and life support for critically ill patients.
• intensive care unit

  nounB2
  /ɪnˌtɛnsɪv ˈkeər ˌjuːnɪt/A specialized hospital department for the treatment of patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries who require constant, close monitoring and support from specialized equipment and staff.
• intent

  adjectivenounB2
  /ɪnˈtɛnt/A plan or aim; purpose.
• intention

  nounHigh frequency
  /ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/A plan or purpose in one's mind to do something.
• intention movement

  nounLow
  /ɪnˈtɛnʃən ˌmuːvmənt/A preparatory or incomplete action that signals what an organism (often an animal) is about to do.
• intentional community

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪnˌtenʃənəl kəˈmjuːnəti/A planned residential community designed to foster high degrees of social cohesion, cooperation, and shared values among its members, who live together voluntarily.
• intentional fallacy

  nounLow
  /ɪnˌtɛn.ʃən.əl ˈfæl.ə.si/The mistaken belief that the author's stated or supposed intentions are the primary or only valid basis for interpreting the meaning of a literary work.
• intentional foul

  nounMedium
  /ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nəl faʊl/A deliberate breach of rules in sports, committed to gain a tactical advantage, typically by stopping play or preventing a scoring opportunity, with full acceptance of the standard penalty.
• intentionality

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪnˌtɛn.ʃənˈæl.ɪ.ti/The property of mental states (like beliefs, desires) being *about* something; being directed toward an object or state of affairs.
• inter

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ɪnˈtɜː(r)/To place a dead body in a grave or tomb; to bury.
• inter se

  adverbnounC2
  /ˌɪn.tə ˈseɪ/Used to specify rights, duties, or relationships that exist only between or among a defined group of parties.
• interac

  nounLow (outside Canada); High (within Canada, in financial/personal transaction contexts)
  /ˈɪn.tə.ræk/A Canadian brand name and proprietary term for a secure, domestic electronic funds transfer (EFT) network and its associated services.
• interact

  verbverb-intransitiveB2
  /ˌɪn.tərˈækt/To communicate or have an effect on each other; to act reciprocally.
• interactant

  nounLow
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.tənt/One who participates in or takes part in an interaction.
• interaction

  nounHigh
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.ʃən/Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; a situation where two or more people or things communicate, affect, or act upon each other.
• interactionism

  nounC2
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/A theory in philosophy and psychology emphasizing the mutual influence between individuals and their social or physical environment.
• interactive engineering

  nounC2 / Specialized
  /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪərɪŋ/An interdisciplinary engineering approach that emphasizes real-time user interaction and feedback loops within systems, products, or processes.
• interactive fiction

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.tɪv ˈfɪk.ʃən/A genre of narrative digital media where the reader controls the protagonist's actions and influences the story's progression through typed commands or choices.
• interactive video

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.tɪv ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/A video (digital moving image) which allows or requires the viewer to respond, make choices, or provide input, thereby influencing the content, flow, or outcome of the experience.
• interactive whiteboard

  nounMedium
  /ˌɪn.tərˈæk.tɪv ˈwaɪt.bɔːd/A large electronic display panel connected to a computer, allowing users to control computer applications and write or draw digitally on its surface.

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