3 ADJ [ADJ n] An isolated example is an example of something that is not very common. □ They said the allegations related to an isolated case of cheating.
iso|la|tion /a I səle I ʃ ə n/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Isolation is the state of feeling alone and without friends or help. □ Many deaf people have feelings of isolation and loneliness.
2 → see also isolate
3 PHRASE If something is considered in isolation from other things that it is connected with, it is considered separately, and those other things are not considered. □ [+ from ] Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
4 PHRASE If someone does something in isolation , they do it without other people being present or without their help. □ Malcolm works in isolation but I have no doubts about his abilities.
iso|la|tion|ism /a I səle I ʃən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to isolationism , you are referring to a country's policy of avoiding close relationships with other countries and of not taking sides in disputes between other countries. □ …the perils of isolationism. ● iso|la|tion|ist (isolationists ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] □ The government had to overcome isolationist opposition to the plan.
iso|met|rics /a I səme tr I ks/ The form isometric is used as a modifier. N‑PLURAL Isometrics or isometric exercises are exercises in which you make your muscles work against each other or against something else, for example by pressing your hands together.
iso|tope /a I sətoʊp/ (isotopes ) N‑COUNT Isotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons and therefore have different physical properties. [TECHNICAL ] □ …tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
ISP /a I es piː / (ISPs ) N‑COUNT An ISP is a company that provides internet and email services. ISP is an abbreviation for 'Internet Service Provider'.
Is|rae|li / I zre I li/ (Israelis )
1 ADJ Israeli means belonging or relating to Israel, or to its people or culture.
2 N‑COUNT An Israeli is a person who comes from Israel.
is|sue ◆◆◆ / I sjuː, I ʃuː/ (issues , issuing , issued )
1 N‑COUNT An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing. □ [+ of ] Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships. □ Is it right for the Church to express a view on political issues?
2 → see also side issue
3 N‑SING If something is the issue , it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion. □ I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue. □ The real issue was never addressed.
4 N‑COUNT An issue of something such as a magazine or newspaper is the version of it that is published, for example, in a particular month or on a particular day. □ [+ of ] The growing problem is underlined in the latest issue of the Lancet.
5 VERB If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly. □ [V n] Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations. □ [V n] Yesterday his kidnappers issued a second threat to kill him.
6 VERB [usu passive] If you are issued with something, it is officially given to you. □ [be V -ed + with ] On your appointment you will be issued with a written statement of particulars of employment. ● N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Issue is also a noun. □ …a standard army issue rifle.
7 VERB When something such as a liquid, sound, or smell issues from something, it comes out of that thing. [FORMAL ] □ [V + from ] A tinny voice issued from a speaker.
8 PHRASE The question or point at issue is the question or point that is being argued about or discussed. □ The problems of immigration were not the question at issue.
9 PHRASE If you make an issue of something, you try to make other people think about it or discuss it, because you are concerned or annoyed about it. □ It seemed the Colonel had no desire to make an issue of the affair.
10 PHRASE If you take issue with someone or something they said, you disagree with them, and start arguing about it. □ I will not take issue with the fact that we have a recession.
i s|sue price (issue prices ) N‑COUNT The issue price of shares is the price at which they are offered for sale when they first become available to the public. [BUSINESS ] □ Shares in the company slipped below their issue price on their first day of trading.
SUFFIX -ist
1 forms nouns that refer to people who play a particular musical instrument, often as their job. For example, a guitarist is someone who plays the guitar.
2 also forms nouns that refer to people who do a particular kind of work. For example, a scientist is someone whose work is connected with science.
isth|mus / I sməs/ (isthmuses ) N‑COUNT [oft in names] An isthmus is a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land. □ …the Isthmus of Panama.
it ◆◆◆ / I t/ It is a third person singular pronoun. It is used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition. 1 PRON You use it to refer to an object, animal, or other thing that has already been mentioned. □ It's a wonderful city, really. I'll show it to you if you want. □ My wife has become crippled by arthritis. She is embarrassed to ask the doctor about it.
2 PRON You use it to refer to a child or baby whose sex you do not know or whose sex is not relevant to what you are saying. □ He promised to support the child after it was born.