it
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it (it)
pronoun
- pl. they the animal or thing previously mentioned or under discussion: neuter personal pronoun in the third person singular: it is the nominative and objective form, its the possessive, and itself the reflexive and intensive; its is the possessive pronominal adjective
- it is also used as:
- the subject of an impersonal verb without reference to agent it is snowing
- the grammatical subject of a clause of which the actual subject is another clause or phrase following it is clear that he wants to go
- an object of indefinite sense in certain idiomatic expressions [to lord it over someone]; often, specif., an unpleasant consequence now you're in for it; let him have it
- the antecedent of a relative pronoun from which it is separated by a predicate it is your support that we want
- a term of reference to something indefinite but understood, as the state of affairs it's all right—I didn't hurt myself
- ☆ Informal an emphatic predicate pronoun referring to the person, thing, situation, etc. which is considered ultimate, final, or perfect zero hour is here: this is it
Etymology: ME hit, it < OE hit, akin to Du het, Goth hita, this: IE base as in he: basic sense “this one”
noun
- the player in a game who must do some essential thing, as the one in a game of tag who must try to catch another
- Informal any of various attractive personal qualities, as charm, charisma, or sex appeal
it Idioms
with it
☆Slang alert, informed, or hip
it2 definition
it
italic(s)
It definition
It
- Italian
- Italy
IT definition
IT
information technology
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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