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Definition of IT

 

1

: 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 , a plant , a person or animal whose sex is unknown or disregarded , a group of individuals or things, or an abstract entity — compare he, its, she, they

2

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

3

a —used as anticipatory subject or object of a verb ; often used to shift emphasis to a part of a statement other than the subject

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

4

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

5

: a crucial or climactic point

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Origin of IT

 

Middle English, from Old English hit — more at he

First Known Use: before 12th century

 

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