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Definition of "it's" []

  • Contraction of it is. (noun-possessive)
  • Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. (noun-possessive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "it's" in a sentence
  • "It you're doing a label it's not for the manufacturer or dealers."
  • "Ms. Holston said her daughter had a tattoo on her right arm of a basketball with the phrase "it's not the game, it's my life" written in it."
  • ""If this goes down and helps the Yankees and helps us both long term and short term it's a win-win for everybody.""
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