POSSESSION Its means belonging to
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its, adj. and pron. Pronunciation: /ɪts/
A. adj. As genitive of the pronoun, now possessive adjective.
Of or belonging to it, or that thing (Latin ejus); also refl., Of or belonging to itself, its own (Latin suus).The reflexive is often more fully its own, for which in earlier times the own, it own, were used: see own adj. and pron.
B. pron. As possessive pronoun.
[Compare his pron.2] The absolute form of prec., used when no n. follows: Its one, its ones. rare.
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