Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Used as a modifier before a noun.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The possessive case of the neuter pronoun it. See
it , 1 , and he I., C .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Possessive form of the pronoun
it . Seeit .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- pronoun rare The one (or ones) belonging to it.
- pronoun Its is even rarer in
double possessive constructions. - noun Plural form of
it .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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HIYYYOOOOOOOOOO!...enjoy the snow and dont forget to dab on some Sex Panther..its made from bits of real panther, so you know its good. idiocracyisprophecy
/Film Has Arrived at Sundance Film Festival 2010 | /Film 2010
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I'm not sure the second screen would offer enough extra value..its like it can't decide if its a tablet or an ereader.
CES 2010 E-Reader Roundup Jeff C 2010
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Thinkofwhy…there is power in NUMBERS..and we have them out numbered…all its going to take are some cases with a high profile..a congressman/ or woman, a few actors etc… and things are going to change real soon..its already started, like a big boulder of truth going down hill..we MUST do our part and spread the word.
Part 7 – Rick Simpson’s CRUSH CANCER WITH HEMP AND TRUTH – Free Internet Seminar | TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2010
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Intuit's recent announcement of its intention to acquire Mint, the largest of the free online personal-finance services, portends good things for consumers -- if the company can combine what's best about Mint and its own free online product, Quicken Online.
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But, when its your only daughter..its still scary.
Today in Fantasy: April 8, 2009 Jeff C 2009
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But, when its your only daughter..its still scary.
Archive 2009-04-01 Jeff C 2009
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Maybe I just have too much time on my hands today..its either surf the net or go outside and do some yard work while its almost 90 degrees..well this is fall for you in Arizona unfortunatly...
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November 21, 2008 at 2:09 pm well….i know this is going to sound really gay but mr hyde and doctor jekill is like…one of my favorite books and im deeply angry that this isnt in it. its na old movie…but..its so great…really…why cant you edit the list and take out friday night lights and put in mr hyde and dr jekill?
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This is why it is utterly pointless for the BBC to go to all the trouble of wrapping DRM around its content - note, *its* content, not other people's - and inconveniencing most of the online world in the process:
They Play iPlayer Content - Without the DRM glyn moody 2007
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This is why it is utterly pointless for the BBC to go to all the trouble of wrapping DRM around its content - note, *its* content, not other people's - and inconveniencing most of the online world in the process:
Archive 2007-07-01 glyn moody 2007
jennarenn commented on the word its
*Amazingly*, this word is not interchangeable with it's.
April 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word its
Its not?
April 4, 2009
mollusque commented on the word its
'tisn't
April 4, 2009
qroqqa commented on the word its
A newcomer to the pronoun system, only arising around 1600. It does not occur in the Authorized Version of the Bible, for example, which continues to use the transitional form thereof.
July 2, 2010