it
UK: ɪt | US: ɪt
pron. referring to a previously mentioned or easily identifiable thing, animal, or concept
pron. used as a dummy subject in statements about time, weather, or distance (e.g., "It is raining")
pron. referring to a child or animal of unspecified gender
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Derived from Old English hit (neuter pronoun), which evolved from Proto-Germanic *hit (compare Dutch het, German es). The initial h- was lost in Middle English due to unstressed usage. As a core function word, it has retained its compact form for over a millennium, serving as a linguistic placeholder for inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
The book is on the table; please pass it to me.
It snowed heavily last night.
The cat purred when it saw its owner.
It takes three hours to drive there.
They adopted a puppy and named it Lucky.