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See also:ITS,it's,its',and'its

Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping ofEnglishItsekiri orItsekiriÌtsẹ̀kírì.

Symbol

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its

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forItsekiri.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Equivalent toit +‎-s(possessive marker). From the earlier formit's (it +‎-'s), which is now considered nonstandard. Began to displacehis as the possessive of the neuter pronoun in the Middle English period; had fully displaced it by the 1700s.[1]

Alternative forms

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  • it's(now nonstandard)

Determiner

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its

  1. Belonging toit.[from 16th c.]
    • 1603,Michel de Montaigne, chapter 43, inJohn Florio, transl.,The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes forEdward Blount […],→OCLC:
      The manner wherewith our Lawes assay to moderate the foolish and vaine expences of table-cheare and apparell, seemeth contrarie toit's end.
    • 1751, G. Burnett, translated by Thomas More,Utopia:
      since I have been at the Pains to write it, if he consents toit's being published I will follow my Friend's Advice, and chiefly yours.
    • 1763,Authorized King James Version of the Bible, Oxford Standard Text,Leviticus 25:5:
      That which groweth ofits 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)
    • 1813, Jane Austen,Pride and Prejudice:
      They descended the hill, crossed the bridge, and drove to the door; and, while examining the nearer aspect of the house, all her apprehensions of meetingits owner returned.
    • 1989 June 5, Jasper Becker, John Gittings,The Guardian:
      The Chinese government is at war withits own people.
    • 2024 July 23, Lilit Marcus, “Japan may be sick of mass tourism. But the deer in this ancient UNESCO-listed city love it”, inCNN‎[1]:
      Nara andits deer are so closely associated that the light-brown colored animals are pictured in the city’s tourism ads, on buses, train tickets and more.
Derived terms
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Translations
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belonging to it

Pronoun

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its

  1. The one (or ones) belonging to it.[from 17th c.]
    • 1645, Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton,Letter to Ferdinando Fairfax, 6 February 1645:
      [...] both Houses have resolved to rob the North of a good friend ofits and yours.
    • 2007 October 1, Ian Austen, “Canadian Court Opens Up eBay Data to Tax Agency”, inNew York Times:
      EBay Canada argued in court that the data sought by tax collectors was notits to give.
    • 1917, Charles Henry Taylor,History of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago‎[2], volume 2, page1259:
      ...the Board of Trade of Chicago can at least feel that it has played its part manfully and patriotically, and that no act ofits has stood in the way of National victory.
    • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:its.
Translations
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that which belongs to it

Usage notes

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  • In practice,its is commonly used as a determiner before a noun, but its use as a solo pronoun is generally avoided.
  • Its is now distinguished fromit's (acontraction of "it is" or "it has"). For example,It's going to rain is equivalent toIt is going to rain, andIt's been raining for hours is equivalent toIt has been raining for hours. However, the two are commonly confused, and usingits where there should beit's (or vice versa) is a common mistake in written English.
  • Likeit,its is usually avoided when referring to humans.Its is commonly used with animals when the gender is unknown or unimportant. With humans,person is used for a person whose gender is unknown or to refer to something that could be possessed by either gender,body orcorpse is often used to refer to a dead person, andfigure,shape, andsilhouette are often used to refer to what someone sees as a person but can't see clearly enough to determine an identity or gender, e.g.Thefigure moved behind a bush, but Josh could seeits shadow from the moonlight.

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Etymology 2

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Contraction ofitis.

Contraction

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its

  1. Obsolete spelling ofit's.
    • 1662,Balthazar Gerbier,A Brief Discourse Concerning the Three Chief Principles of Magnificent Building. Viz. Solidity, Conveniency, and Ornament., London,page37:
      As for the main bulk of Palaces,its true ſome have a greatneſs in plainneſs,[…]
    • 1665,Johannes Riolanus, translated byNich[olas] Culpeper, “The Division of Mans Body”, inA Sure Guide or, The Best and Nearest Way to Physick and Chirurgery: […] (The Physitian’s Library), London: […] Peter Cole […],→OCLC,page31:
      The Fleſh of man, becauſeits Nouriſhed by purer Blood, is delicater than the fleſh of other Creatures, and prefered before it by Canibals, or Man-Eaters.

Etymology 3

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Fromit +‎-s(plural suffix).

Noun

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its

  1. plural ofit

References

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  1. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “its”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Kalasha

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Noun

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its

  1. alternative spelling ofič̣
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