Definitions

it

[it] / ɪt /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Pronoun (2) Noun (1)

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nominative singular pronoun pron.
objective singular pronoun pron.
sex appeal n.

PRONOUN

nominative singular pronoun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

I he she sie they ve xe you ze zie

PRONOUN

objective singular pronoun

Synonyms

WEAK

her him hir me them ver xem you zir

NOUN

sex appeal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animal magnetism sex appeal

STRONG

attraction charisma charm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for it?

The pronoun it is commonly used to refer to something without naming it. The plural pronoun they can be used to refer to multiple things in this way, as can the object form them. The word it is sometimes used to refer to an animal, and in some cases it can refer to an unknown person, such as when someone knocks on the door and you ask “Who is it?” (Otherwise, though, referring to a person as it for any reason is extremely offensive.) Most commonly, it is used to refer to things. Like the word thing, the word it is usually the one being used in place of a more specific word. But there are other general terms you can use instead. It can refer to anything—it can refer to physical objects or articles but also to nonphysical entities. The word item can be used for tangible things (as in That item is sold out) or intangible ones (as in Let’s save that item for the next agenda). The words this and that can be used in place of it when referring to something that’s near, understood, or previously mentioned or indicated. They can also be used for emphasis. For example, instead of asking “What is it?” about some unidentifiable thing, you could ask “What is that?” It is also very commonly used to introduce sentences that use a form of the verb be, especially statements about time (as in It’s five o’clock), distance (as in It is five miles away), or the weather (as in It was raining this morning). It is also commonly used in many similar constructions (such as in phrases like How’s it going? or Where does it hurt?). All of these can often be reworded to avoid using it, as in The time is five o’clock or There was rain this morning. However, constructions using it are often the most natural-sounding. It is also used in some more specific ways. In the children’s game of tag, the word it is used to refer to the person designated as the tagger, as in Tag, you’re it! When a person is said to have “it,” this means that they possess some unique characteristic (often charisma)—sometimes known as the it factor. A girl (or, more often, a woman) who is newly popular in a certain arena might be called the it girl, as in She’s the new it girl in fashion. When capitalized, IT is a common abbreviation for information technology, which is sometimes also shortened as infotech. Another name for the IT department is the tech department.

Is it a pronoun?

Yes, it is a pronoun. The singular subject (nominative) and object form are both it. However, the plural subject form is they and the plural object form is them. The possessive form is its.

Example Sentences

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it they them its their theirs

But it wasn’t just a rout for A.I.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, it also said it would no longer be publishing his back catalogue.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Indeed, it has often been argued that “high crimes and misdemeanors” does not include even gross incompetence.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Welsh government said it welcomed the return of health visitors to work and a route towards resolving the long-running dispute.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Father Julien quietly slips the diary out of its hiding place and puts it with his prayer book.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The players could ask the National Labor Relations Board to intervene, arguing they had offered solutions to the owners’ economic concerns — expanded revenue sharing, for instance — that the owners would not consider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

The first point to note about these articles is that they are a notable departure from either of the two prior cases in U.S. history in which a Cabinet officer has been impeached.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

The cafe staff had been forewarned that they would need to work late and put on a different menu to the usual Sunday roast.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Already the first family to have three generations play in the majors, they became the first and only family to have all members in each generation participate in the All-Star Game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

All day, Phineas must keep an eye on his diggers to make sure they keep up.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Another future Hall of Famer, Ivan Rodriguez, blew past both of them, retiring in 2011 with 2,427 games caught.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Ohio alone had 18 such measures on the ballot—and all of them passed.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Tetiana says the Russians are doing everything they can to intimidate people and drive them out of the city.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

There are 73 research analysts on Wall Street who cover Nvidia — but only one of them dares to have a sell rating on the stock.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Not long after, American bombers destroy the targets she marked for them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Slovyansk is now a husk of its former self.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Bond yields surged and stocks slumped Tuesday after the consumer inflation report for October suggested the Federal Reserve might need to up the throttle on its inflation fight.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight rate to 2.5% in late October based on a sharply higher outlook for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, for instance, was cautious when the attorney for the prison nurse pushed the court to move on from its incrementalist attacks on Bivens and Carlson and overrule the cases outright already.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Gravediggers work overtime as January reaches its end.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

This past offseason, the Vikings signed former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Murray as their starter and kept Wentz as his backup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Two state lawmakers from California and Colorado won their bids for Congress by touting their legislative work pushing for artificial intelligence regulations.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

"This dispute was about recognising the skilled, vital work health visitors do for families and children in their communities," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The only open question is which companies will update the model before their competitors do.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

They smuggled shortwave radios into the hills so they could listen to overseas reports, which they would transcribe into their articles.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine star in the Broadway show about the lengths people are willing to go to protect their family and claim what is rightfully theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

And keep in mind that influencers have an easier time getting into restaurants with impossible-to-get reservations than people like us do, so our experience wouldn’t be similar to theirs, anyways.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

They know the house is not theirs, but they built it, bro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Though experiences like theirs helped inspire these reforms, both Flynn and Varsha are somewhat sceptical of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

She was too busy, and her day of rest was different from theirs.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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