its
determiner /ɪts/Definition
A1 belonging to or relating to something that has already been mentioned: The dog hurt its paw. Their house has its own swimming pool. The company increased its profits. I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity and cheapness.Possessive forms
(Definition of its determiner from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -'s suffix
- -s' suffix
- his determiner (FEMALE/MALE)
- his determiner (MALE)
- his pronoun
- mine determiner
- my determiner
- ours pronoun
- the determiner (YOUR)
- their determiner
- theirs pronoun
- thine determiner
- thine pronoun
- thy determiner
- us determiner
- yer determiner
- your determiner (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
- your determiner (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
- yours pronoun (PEOPLE GENERALLY)
- yours pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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