e

1 of 5

noun

ˈē

 

plural e's or es ˈēz 

often capitalized, often attributive

1

a

: the 5th letter of the English alphabet

b

: a graphic representation of this letter

c

: a speech counterpart of orthographic e

2

: the third tone of a C-major scale

3

: a graphic device for reproducing the letter e

4

: one designated e especially as the fifth in order or class

5

a

: a grade rating a student's work as poor and usually constituting a conditional pass

b

: a grade rating a student's work as failing

c

: one graded or rated with an E

6

: a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 2.71828183 that is the base of natural logarithms

7

: something shaped like the letter E

8

capitalized : ecstasy sense 2

e

2 of 5

abbreviation (1)

1

earth

2

east; eastern

3

edge

4

eldest

5

ell

6

empty

7

end

8

energy

9

erg

10

excellent

E

3 of 5

abbreviation (2)

1

electromotive force

2

energy

3

English

4

error

5

exponent

e-

4 of 5

prefix

1

: missing : absent

edentulous

2

: away

eluviation

e-

5 of 5

combining form

: electronic

e-commerce

Examples of e in a Sentence

Noun

a word that begins with an e

a word that begins with e

a song in the key of E

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Once in Oliver, there are a number of e-bike rental shops, as well as e-bike wine safari tours. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023

While the purpose of e-cigarettes or vaping products was to help people stop smoking cigarettes, these devices have gained traction among younger people who hadn’t previously been addicted to cigarettes in the first place. —Maggie O'Neill, Health, 28 Nov. 2023

And here’s today’s e-newspaper Newsletter Start your day right Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023

Huang communicates to his staff by writing hundreds of e-mails per day, often only a few words long. —Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023

The e-tailer is also rewarding its most diligent beauty shoppers with 20% off select fragrances from luxe brands like YSL and Ralph Lauren. —Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023

Advertisement The global market for e-scooters, sometimes called e-kick scooters, was valued at $4.3 billion in 2022 and is predicted to grow by 13 percent annually, said a report from Grand View Research. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023

The pair grabbed lunch at Pane e Vino before doing some shopping at the nearby boutique Wendy Foster, both carrying bags from the store afterward. —Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023

While there's no evidence to show that vaping increases cancer risk, a study found that e-cigarette aerosol could cause pre-cancer changes in mice. —Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Prefix

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, out, forth, away, from Latin, from ex-

Combining form

e-mail

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing e

• e-book
• e-collar
• e-brake
• e-commerce
• e-cigarette
• e-mail
• e-scooter
• e-reader
• e-waste
• e-tail
• junk e-mail
• ukiyo-e
• e-zine
• e-mailer
• e-bike
• e-cig

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• e-book
• e-collar
• e-brake
• e-commerce
• e-cigarette
• e-mail
• e-scooter
• e-reader
• e-waste
• e-tail
• junk e-mail
• ukiyo-e
• e-zine
• e-mailer
• e-bike
• e-cig

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Kids Definition

e

1 of 2 noun

ˈē

plural e's or es

often capitalized

1

: the fifth letter of the English alphabet

2

: the musical note referred to by the letter E : the third tone of a C-major scale

3

: a grade rating a student's work as poor or failing

e-

2 of 2 combining form

: electronic

e-book

Medical Definition

E

abbreviation

1

emmetropia

2

enema

3

enzyme

4

experimenter

5

eye