Id Est
Directly translated, it means "It is" or "That is".
Generally, it's used to mean "That is to say" or "for example".
However, "for example" is not the correct translation. It is commonly misused/misinterpreted, possibly being thought of as "in example". "For example" should be used as "e.g." (exempli gratia).
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"I.e." is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "id est," which translates to "that is." It is commonly used to provide further explanation or clarification of a statement by restating it in a different way.
One example of a word with "ie" where the "i" has a long "i" sound is "pie."
One example is "sieve," which is pronounced as "soov." Another example is "science," which is pronounced as "soo-ens."
The stem change that applies to the verb "perder" is from "e" to "ie" in the present tense conjugations. For example: yo pierdo, tú pierdes, él/ella pierde.
If you mean words that have the same sound as ie or ei such as receive or believe that is a long ee sound :- speed, reed, deed, read, heed, mead, need, knead.
Words that begin with the prefix "ie" include "ielectric," "iefficient," and "iempower."