Collins English-English Dictionary

it [ɪt]

1. 1. pron [subjective or objective] refers to a nonhuman, animal, plant, or inanimate thing, or sometimes to a small baby

   it looks dangerous

   give it a bone

2. 2. pron refers to an unspecified or implied antecedent or to a previous or understood clause, phrase, etc

   it is impossible

   I knew it

3. 3. pron used to represent human life or experience either in totality or in respect of the present situation

   how's it going?

   I've had it

   to brazen it out

4. 4. pron used as a formal subject (or object), referring to a following clause, phrase, or word

   it helps to know the truth

   I consider it dangerous to go on

5. 5. pron used in the nominative as the formal grammatical subject of impersonal verbs. When it functions absolutely in such sentences, not referring to any previous or following clause or phrase, the context is nearly always a description of the environment or of some physical sensation

   it is raining

   it hurts

6. 6. pron [used as complement with be] [informal] the crucial or ultimate point

   the steering failed and I thought that was it

7. 7. n (in children's games) the player whose turn it is to try to touch another - Compare he

8. 8. n [informal] sexual intercourse

9. 9. n sex appeal

10. 10. n [informal] a desirable quality or ability

    he's really got it

11. 11. n [Etymology] Old English hit

it

1. 1. the internet domain name for Italy