British English : IT IT is the theory and practice of using computers to store and analyse information. IT is an abbreviation for `information technology'....people with IT skills.aɪ tiː ABBREVIATION
pronoun (subjective or objective)
refers to a nonhuman, animal, plant, or inanimate thing, or sometimes to a small baby ⇒ it looks dangerous , give it a bone
refers to an unspecified or implied antecedent or to a previous or understood clause, phrase, etc ⇒ it is impossible , I knew it
used to represent human life or experience either in totality or in respect of the present situation ⇒ how's it going? , I've had it , to brazen it out
used as a formal subject (or object), referring to a following clause, phrase, or word ⇒ it helps to know the truth , I consider it dangerous to go on
used in the nominative as the formal grammatical subject of impersonal verbs. When it functions absolutely in such sentences, not referring to any previous or following clause or phrase, the context is nearly always a description of the environment or of some physical sensation ⇒ it is raining , it hurts
(used as complement with be) (informal ) the crucial or ultimate point ⇒ the steering failed and I thought that was it
noun
(in children's games) the player whose turn it is to try to touch another Compare he1 (sense 5b)
(informal ) sexual intercourse sex appeal
sexual intercourse
sex appeal
(informal ) a desirable quality or ability ⇒ he's really got it