It
Word | IT |
Character | 2 |
Hyphenation | it |
Pronunciations | /ɪt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "It"
What do we mean by it?
Used to refer to that one previously mentioned. Used of a nonhuman entity; an animate being whose sex is unspecified, unknown, or irrelevant; a group of objects or individuals; an action; or an abstraction. pronoun
Used as the subject of an impersonal verb. pronoun
Used as an anticipatory subject or object. pronoun
Used as an anticipatory subject to emphasize a term that is not itself a subject. pronoun
Used to refer to a general condition or state of affairs. pronoun
Used to refer to a crucial situation or culmination. pronoun
Used to refer to something that is the best, the most desirable, or without equal. pronoun
Used to designate a player, as in tag, who attempts to find or catch the other players. pronoun
An animal that has been neutered. noun
(with it) Aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments. idiom
(with it) Mentally responsive and perceptive. idiom
A common abbreviation of Italian.
An abbreviation of Italy. noun
A dialectal (Scotch) form of -ed, -ed.
A personal pronoun, of the third person and neuter gender, corresponding to the masculine he and the feminine she, and having the same plural forms, they, their, them.
As the nominative of an impersonal verb or verb used impersonally, when the thing for which it stands is expressed or implied by the verb itself: as, it rains (the rain rains or is falling); it is blowing (the wind is blowing).
As the grammatical subject of a clause of which the logical subject is a phrase or clause, generally following, and regarded as in apposition with it: as, it is said that he has won the prize; he is poor, it is true, but he is honest; it behooves you to bestir yourself; it is they that have done this mischief.
After an intransitive verb, used transitively for the kind of action denoted or suggested by the verb: as, to foot it all the way to town.
The possessive case, originally his (see he), now its; the form it without the possessive suffix having been used for a time in works written during the period of transition from the use of his to that of its.
One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
The game of tag.
Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.
Sexual activity.
A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.
Synonyms and Antonyms for It
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- I Myself Synonyms
- He Synonyms
- I Synonyms
- Ego Synonyms
- Ethical Self Synonyms
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The word "it" in example sentences
Cross Reference for It
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