it

pronoun

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\ ˈit

, ət \

Definition of it

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 : that one —used as subject or direct object or indirect object of a verb or object of a preposition usually in reference to a lifeless thing took a quick look at the house and noticed it was very old , a plant there is a rosebush near the fence and it is now blooming , a person or animal whose sex is unknown or disregarded don't know who it is , a group of individuals or things, or an abstract entity beauty is everywhere and it is a source of joy — compare he, its, she, they

2 —used as subject of an impersonal verb that expresses a condition or action without reference to an agent it is raining

3a —used as anticipatory subject or object of a verb it is necessary to repeat the whole thing —often used to shift emphasis to a part of a statement other than the subject it was in this city that the treaty was signed

b —used with many verbs as a direct object with little or no meaning footed it back to camp

4 —used to refer to an explicit or implicit state of affairs or circumstances how is it going

5 : a crucial or climactic point this is it

noun

\ ˈit

Definition of it (Entry 2 of 4)

: the player in a game who performs the principal action of the game (such as trying to find others in hide-and-seek)

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Definition of It (Entry 3 of 4)

Italian; Italy

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Definition of IT (Entry 4 of 4)