its
the possessive form of it1 (used as an attributive adjective): The book has lost its jacket. I'm sorry about its being so late.
Origin of its
1confusables note For its
usage note For its
Words that may be confused with its
- it's, its (see confusables note at the current entry)
Words Nearby its
Other definitions for it's (2 of 2)
contraction of it is:It's starting to rain.
contraction of it has: It's been a long time.
usage note For it's
confusables note For it's
Words that may be confused with it's
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How to use its in a sentence
Many people have already written off ‘American Idol’ as a past-its-prime reality TV corpse.
The late-in-its-run success of Breaking Bad is the perfect example of that.
One young woman had affixed Post-its to the wall reading “Welcome Home Annie!”
Over dessert, we look through the Post-its full of squiggly pictures.
When Demi Moore was hospitalized last year, friends told TMZ she had seizure-like symptoms brought on by doing whip-its.
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Whip-Its | Winston Ross | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jack probably learned more about the Bible during that trip-its history and its heroes-than during all his former years.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineThe world had nothing more to give him now except that which he had already long possessed-its honor and its love.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineDidn't Wolfe say that he would rather have written what's-its-name than taken Quebec?
My heart just sank like a lump of what's-its-name, but my whole soul went out in sympathy for her.
The Haunted Pajamas | Francis Perry ElliottThen Billings, who was already gasping like a jolly what's-its-name, dropped upon the arm of the chair and held his side.
The Haunted Pajamas | Francis Perry Elliott
British Dictionary definitions for its (1 of 2)
/ (ɪts) /
of, belonging to, or associated in some way with it: its left rear wheel
(as pronoun): each town claims its is the best
British Dictionary definitions for it's (2 of 2)
/ (ɪts) /
it is or it has
usage For it's
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