it Hear it!

it¹ Definition

it (it)

  1. 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
  2. it is also used as:
    1. the subject of an impersonal verb without reference to agent it is snowing
    2. 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
    3. 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
    4. the antecedent of a relative pronoun from which it is separated by a predicate it is your support that we want
    5. a term of reference to something indefinite but understood, as the state of affairs it's all right—I didn't hurt myself
    6. 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

  1. 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
  2. Informal any of various attractive personal qualities, as charm, charisma, or sex appeal

it¹ Idioms

with it

Slang alert, informed, or hip

it² Definition

it

italic(s)

It Definition

It

  1. Italian
  2. Italy

IT Definition

IT

information technology

it Synonyms

it

pron.

such a thing, that which, the object, this thing, the subject; see also that, this.

with it*
IT (Information Technology) Telecom Definition
The traditional, formal term for a data processing department. The contemporary term is Information Services (IS).

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