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The word "it" is a pronoun in English. We use "it" to talk about a thing, an animal, or an idea when we don’t want to repeat the noun. For example, in the sentence “I have a book. It is interesting,” the word “it” refers to “the book.”

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"it" as noun

1 - One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

2 - The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

3 - The game of tag.

"it" as adjective

1 - Most fashionable.

"it" as pronoun

1 - The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

2 - A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

3 - Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

"it" as proper noun

1 - A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy.

"it" as proper noun

1 - A country in southern Europe. Official name: Italian Republic.

"it" as proper noun

1 - Abbreviation of Italian. (language)

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Synonyms
1 - that
2 - this
3 - how
4 - it all
5 - them
6 - sound
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Antonyms
1 - him
2 - her
3 - them
4 - us
5 - me
6 - you
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