its

CEFRA1

/ɪts/

noun · determiner

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Belonging to or connected with a thing or animal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The one (or ones) belonging to it.

Examples

  • Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.

  • If you don't understand something, it's because you aren't aware of its context.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪʔ.s/

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meaning

  1. Belonging to it.

More examples

In context

  • Turn the box on its side.

  • … both Houses have resolved to rob the North of a good friend of its and yours.

  • That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. (originally "of it own accord" in the 1611 first edition)

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Origin

noun

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.