It
pron.-
As a substance for any noun of the neuter gender;
as, here is the book, take .it home -
As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated, named, or mentioned, or referring to that which apparent or well known;
as, I saw .it was John -
As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb;
as, it snows;it rains. -
As a substitute for such general terms as, the state of affairs, the condition of things, and the like;
as, how is it with the sick man? -
As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb;
as, to foot .it (i. e., to walk)
Its self .
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