it

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pronoun

ət

: that one

—used as subject or direct object or indirect object of a verb or object of a preposition usually in reference to a lifeless thing

took a quick look at the house and noticed it was very old

, a plant

there is a rosebush near the fence and it is now blooming

, a person or animal whose sex is unknown or disregarded

don't know who it is

, a group of individuals or things, or an abstract entity

beauty is everywhere and it is a source of joy

compare he, its, she, they

—used as subject of an impersonal verb that expresses a condition or action without reference to an agent

it is raining

—used as anticipatory subject or object of a verb

it is necessary to repeat the whole thing

—often used to shift emphasis to a part of a statement other than the subject

it was in this city that the treaty was signed

—used with many verbs as a direct object with little or no meaning

footed it back to camp

—used to refer to an explicit or implicit state of affairs or circumstances

how is it going

: a crucial or climactic point

this is it

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: the player in a game who performs the principal action of the game (such as trying to find others in hide-and-seek)

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Italian; Italy

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information technology