abbr. Information technology.

- pron. (poss. Its; pl. They) 1 thing (or occasionally an animal or child) previously named or in question (took a stone and threw it).

- person in question (who is it? It is i).

- as the subject of an impersonal verb (it is raining; it is winter; it is two miles to bath).

- as a substitute for a deferred subject or object (it is silly to talk like that; i take it that you agree).

- as a substitute for a vague object (brazen it out).

- as the antecedent to a relative word or clause (it was an owl that i heard).

- exactly what is needed.

- extreme limit of achievement.

- colloq. A sexual intercourse. B sex appeal. 10 (in children's games) player who has to perform a required feat. that's it colloq. That is: 1 what is required.

- the difficulty.

- the end, enough. [old english]