it
1 of 4pronoun
ˈit 
ət
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
3
a
—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
it
2 of 4noun
ˈit
: the player in a game who performs the principal action of the game (such as trying to find others in hide-and-seek)
It
3 of 4abbreviation (1)
Italian; Italy
IT
4 of 4abbreviation (2)
information technology
Word History
Etymology
Pronoun
Middle English, from Old English hit — more at he
First Known Use
Pronoun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1842, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
it 1 of 3
pronoun
ˈit
ət
1
: the thing, act, or matter about which these words are spoken or written
I like your jacket. Is it new?
2
: the whole situation
How's it going?
3
—used as a subject of a verb that expresses a condition or action without a doer
It's cold outside.
it
2 of 3noun
ˈit
: the player who has to do something special in a children's game
Once you get tagged, you're it.
IT
3 of 3abbreviation
information technology
units
noun
as in items
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- items
- entities
- singles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- groups
- groupings
- clusters
- packages
- blocks
- banks
- batteries
- collections
- batches
- suites
- arrays
- sets
- parcels
- clumps
- lots
- assemblages
- bands
- bunches
- constellations
- clutches
- aggregates
- musters
- clots
- aggregations
- knots
- huddles
- varieties
- conglomerations
- accumulations
- mixtures
- passels
- assortments
- agglomerations
- sundries
- miscellanies
- hodgepodges
- jumbles
- odds and ends
- out of central casting
- out of character
- out of choice
- out of circulation
- out of commission
- out of condition
- out of contention for
- out of court
- out of danger
- out of earshot
- out of fashion
- out of favor
- out of focus
- out of hand
- out of here
- out of hours
- out of humor
- out of it
- out of joint
- out of keeping with
- out of kilter
- out of line
- out of luck
- out of necessity
- safety straps