it
pronoun (THING) /ɪt/Definition
A1 used as the subject of a verb, or the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a thing, animal, situation, or idea that has already been mentioned: "Where's my pen? It was on my desk a minute ago." "You left it by the phone." The company was losing money and it had to make people redundant. The argument was upsetting for us all - I don't want to talk about it. Children who stay away from school do it for different reasons.Personal pronouns
(Definition of it pronoun (THING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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IT noun
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it pronoun (SUBJECT/OBJECT)
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it pronoun (TIME/WEATHER)
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'em
- 's
- her pronoun
- him pronoun (FEMALE/MALE)
- him pronoun (MALE)
- moi pronoun
- number one noun (YOURSELF)
- personal pronoun noun
- s/he pronoun
- she pronoun
- thee pronoun
- they pronoun
- thou pronoun
- us pronoun (GROUP)
- us pronoun (ME)
- we pronoun (ALL PEOPLE)
- we pronoun (GROUP)
- we pronoun (I)
- we pronoun (YOU)
- y'all pronoun
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