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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: it's /ɪts/ contraction of - it is or it has
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One of the commonest mistakes made in written English is the confusion of its and it's. You can see examples of this every day in books, magazines, and newspapers: its good for us; a smart case with it's own mirror, and even Cheng, and its' subsidiaries. Its refers to something belonging to or relating to a thing that has already been mentioned: the baby threw its rattle out of the pram. It's is a shortened way of saying it is or it has (the apostrophe indicates that a letter has been omitted: it's a lovely day; it's been a great weekend. its /ɪts/USA pronunciation adj. - PronounsThis word is the possessive form of it, and is used to show possession by something that was referred to earlier:The book has lost its jacket.
it's /ɪts/USA pronunciation contraction. - a shortened form of it is:It's starting to rain.
- a shortened form of it has:It's been a long time since we saw each other.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024its (its),USA pronunciation pron. - Pronounsthe possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective):The book has lost its jacket. I'm sorry about its being so late.
- earlier it's, equivalent. to it1 + -'s1 1590–1600
While it is possible to use its as a predicate adjective (The cat is angry because the bowl you're eating out of is its!) or as a pronoun meaning "that or those belonging to it'' (Your notebook pages are torn. Borrow my notebook--its aren't), such use is rare and in most circumstances strained. See also me. it's (its),USA pronunciation - contraction of it is: It's starting to rain.
- contraction of it has: It's been a long time.
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