its

Meaning

Det

Belonging to it.

Pron

The one (or ones) belonging to it.

Contraction

Obsolete spelling of it's.

Noun

plural of it

🇮🇹

it

• Pron
• Det
• Noun
• Adj

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Synonyms

his

her

their

hers

it

🇮🇹

she

👩

he

👨

that

for it

at it

they

this

at her

at him

for her

for him

mould

my

of

of this

on

🔛

one’s

our

shape

characterize

characterise

by

theirs

them

belonging to that

be

turn

of her

that one’s

that’s

formative

form

leave

mark

marked

mold

Translations

su

son

🔉

sein

suo

zijn

sa

ihr

suyo

haar

seine

suya

seu

sus

ses

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪts/

Etymology

Equivalent to it + -s (possessive marker). From the earlier form it's (it + -'s), which is now considered nonstandard. Began to displace his as the possessive of the neuter pronoun in the Middle English period; had fully displaced it by the 1700s.

Sentences

The species was originally considered already extinct at the time of its discovery .

From its unique gesture it was clear , that the rhino was hostile .

Its seat is located in Lycksele.

An annual footrace is held on the second Saturday in August , to its summit .

Bowburn has its own Junior and Infant and Nursery schools .

One puppy sits on its back legs and another puppy squats .