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

Prohibits selling e-cigarettes or similar devices to minors. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get health news sent straight to your inbox. —Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 12 June 2024

Teen on e-bike falls to death at parking garage in Westchester In: School Shooting Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Sandy Hook Alice Gainer Alice Gainer joined CBS2 as a reporter and anchor in January 2013. —Alice Gainer, CBS News, 12 June 2024

The purchase of a $60 e-gift card online through June 16 will trigger the gift of an additional $15 coupon. —Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024

In early 2021, the writer Lucy Sante sent an e-mail to her closest friends. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

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

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