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it*/*/*/
[ɪt]
pronoun
1) referring to sth that has been mentioned used for referring to something that has already been mentioned, or when it is obvious which thing you mean
I can't find my ticket. I think I must have lost it.[/ex]
You should come to Rome – it's a wonderful city.[/ex]
The dog was howling, so she fed it.[/ex]
I can't move the baby without waking it.[/ex]
2) used as the subject/object of a sentence used instead of the subject or object of a sentence, when the real subject or object is a phrase or CLAUSE at the end of the sentence
It's nice to be home again.[/ex]
It's strange that she never mentioned the wedding.[/ex]
The new law made it easier to get a divorce.[/ex]
I hate it when people talk about me behind my back.[/ex]
3) referring to sb's life or situation used for referring to someone's life, work, or general situation
What's it like in the army these days?[/ex]
4) talking about weather conditions used for talking about the weather, the temperature, or the light
It rained in the night.[/ex]
It's a glorious day.[/ex]
It's cooler indoors.[/ex]
It gets dark at around five.[/ex]
5) talking about times and dates used for saying or asking what the time, day, or date is
‘What time is it?' ‘It's four o'clock.'[/ex]
Thank goodness it's Saturday tomorrow.[/ex]
6) talking about distance used for saying how large a distance is
It's about ten miles from here to Plymouth.[/ex]
7) emphasizing who or what you mean used with the verb ‘to be' for emphasizing that you are referring to a particular person or thing
It's your brother I want to speak to.[/ex]
8) saying or asking who sb is spoken
used for telling someone who you are, or asking who someone else is, especially on the telephone
Hello, it's me, Geoffrey.[/ex]
‘There's someone here to see you.' ‘Who is it?'[/ex]
itseems/looks/appears — used for saying what seems to be true[/ex]
It seems that no one is willing to accept responsibility for what happened.[/ex]
It looks as if we're going to lose our jobs.[/ex]

Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.

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