It vs. This

Itpronoun

The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

Itpronoun

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

Itpronoun

Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

Itpronoun

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)

Itpronoun

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

Itpronoun

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

Itpronoun

All or the end; something after which there is no more.

Itpronoun

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.

Itpronoun

(obsolete) Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun: That which; what.

Itdeterminer

(obsolete) its

Itnoun

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

Itnoun

The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

Itnoun

The game of tag.

Itnoun

(uncountable) Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

Itnoun

(euphemism) Sexual activity.

Itnoun

A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.

Itadjective

(colloquial) Most fashionable.

Itproper noun

abbreviation of Italy

Itproper noun

abbreviation of Italianlanguage

Itpronoun

The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural (they, their or theirs, them).

Itpronoun

As a substance for any noun of the neuter gender; as, here is the book, take it home.

Itpronoun

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.

Itpronoun

As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb; as, it snows; it rains.

Itpronoun

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?

Itpronoun

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).

Thisdeterminer

The (thing) here used in indicating something or someone nearby.

Thisdeterminer

The known (thing) used in indicating something or someone just mentioned.

Thisdeterminer

The known (thing) used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned.

Thisdeterminer

A known (thing) used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience. Compare with "a certain ...".

Thisdeterminer

(Of a unit of time) which is current.

Thisadverb

To the degree or extent indicated.

Thispronoun

The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

Thisnoun

(philosophy) Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

Thisinterjection

(Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Thispronoun

As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.

Thispronoun

As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.