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it's¹

  • /ɪts/

Sounds like its · Rhymes with -ɪts

Where it comes from

Contraction of ‘it is’, ‘it has’ or 'it was'.

contraction i's · its · it'sa · 't's

  1. abbreviation, contraction Contraction of it + is. it’s too expensive; it’s coming right for us!; it's a free country
  2. abbreviation, contraction Contraction of it + has. It’s been a long time since I’ve had cheesecake.
  3. abbreviation, contraction, proscribed Contraction of it + was. When I was a kid, it's the thought that counted but, now, it's all about the Benjamins.
  4. contraction, dialectal, nonstandard There's, there is; there're, there are. It's a package for you by the door.

Similar: ’tis, ’twas

it's²

  • /ɪts/

Sounds like its · Rhymes with -ɪts

Where it comes from

From it + -’s (possessive marker).

determiner

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of its The manner wherewith our Lawes assay to moderate the foolish and vaine expences of table-cheare and apparell, seemeth contrarie to it’s end.
  2. misspelling Misspelling of its After being open only a few short weeks, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza is closing it's doors.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: its, abet, alive, apparel, date, deal, fad, gift, girl, law, magic, scam, showtime, sign, trap, wrap

contraction

Similar: ’tis, ’twas

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contraction it is

Españoles
日本語です desu
हिन्दीयह है yah hai, यहे है yahe hai
Portuguêsé
Françaisc'est
Deutsches ist
Italianoè
Ελληνικάείναι eínai
Русскийэ́то éto, есть jestʹ
العربيةاِنَّه innah, اِنَّهَا innahā

contraction it has

Españolha
Portuguêstem
Italianoha
Ελληνικάέχει échei
Русскийиме́ет iméjet, есть jestʹ

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"it's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it's. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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it's. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it's

Chicago

"it's." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it's.

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@misc{it_s_2026,
  title = {it's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it's},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}