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its.

Belonging to it.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

det/ɪts//ɪʔ.s/Northwestern, US
  1. Belonging to it.

Where this word comes from

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

pron/ɪts//ɪʔ.s/Northwestern, US
  1. The one (or ones) belonging to it.

Where this word comes from

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

contraction/ɪts//ɪʔ.s/Northwestern, US
  1. Obsolete spelling of it's.

    alt-of · contraction · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Contraction of it + is.

noun/ɪts//ɪʔ.s/Northwestern, US
  1. plural of it

    form-of · plural
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