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its

its [ its ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
indicating possession: used to indicate that something belongs or relates to something
The park changed its policy.

[Late 16th century. <it1 + -'s (possessive)]

Word Usage
its or it's?

The possessive form of the pronoun it is its, even though it does not have an apostrophe before the s. The cat is licking its [not it's] paws. It's is a contraction for it is or it has. It's [not Its] going to rain tonight. It's [not Its] been rebuilt.

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