Translation
Belonging to a thing, an animal, or a baby already mentioned.
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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
wagged .
"Its" shows the tail belongs to the dog.
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"Its" shows the church belongs to the town.
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"Its" shows the cover belongs to the book.
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 8: Words 362-371.