it

Plural

its

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

   • Too often, children become an "it" in their homes and their humanness is devalued.

2. 2.The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

   • When there are only two children left who haven't been tagged, I will stop the game, and we will start over with those children starting as the Its.

3. 3.A game of tag.

   • Let's play it at breaktime.

4. 4.A desirable characteristic, as being fashionable.(informal)

   • She's the it girl, at least for this Fall.
   • Man, he's really got it.

Pron

Pronoun

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A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

1. 1.The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

   • It is not a pen. It is a book.
   • Take this book and put it on the shelf.
   • I found a poor little cat. It seems to be half starving.

2. 2.A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a baby or child, especially of unknown gender.

   • She took the baby and held it in her arms.
   • The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn't quite managed.
   • A child cannot quarrel with its elders, as I had done; cannot give its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.

3. 3.A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or non-binary.(offensive)

   • According to the lawsuit, he showed Richards' picture in several weekly meetings, misgendering her, and telling employees to watch out for "him or it or whatever it is."

4. 4.Refers to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

   • Somebody wanted a drink, didn't they? Who was it?
   • It is I, your king.

Overall

Very common· #10

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Very common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

• its
• unit