its
/ɪts/
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Translation
Belonging to a thing, an animal, or a baby already mentioned.
Word origin
From the word it plus an s, formed in English in the late 1500s to show that something belongs to a thing.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- it
Examples
dog wagged its tail.
"Its" shows the tail belongs to the dog.
town is famous its old church.
"Its" shows the church belongs to the town.
Every book has its own cover.
"Its" shows the cover belongs to the book.
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