it
/ɪt/ pronoun A1- The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · Take this book and put it on the shelf.· Take each day as it comes.
- A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a baby or child, especially of unknown gender. · She took the baby and held it in her arms.
- A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or non-binary.
- Refers to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation. · It's me, John.· Somebody wanted a drink, didn't they? Who was it?
- The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it). · It is nearly 10 o’clock.· It’s 10:45.
- The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions. · rough it· live it up
- Referring to a desirable quality or ability, or quality of being successful, fashionable or in vogue. · After all these years, she still has it.
- Referring to sexual intercourse or other sexual activity. · I caught them doing it.· Are you getting it regularly?
Plural they
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Is it really your intention to make me captain of the Pharaon?”
“If I were sole owner we’d shake hands on it now, my dear Dantès, and call it settled; but I have a partner, and you know the Italian proverb—Chi ha compagno ha padrone—‘He who has a partner has a master.’ But the thing is at least half done, as you have one out of two votes.
It will take quite six weeks to unload the cargo, and we cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for the Pharaon,” added the owner, patting the young sailor on the back, “cannot sail without her captain.”
I gave the custom-house officers a copy of our bill of lading; and as to the other papers, they sent a man off with the pilot, to whom I gave them.”
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