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Belonging to it.
"The dog wagged its tail."
"The company increased its profits this year."
How to Use Its
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBelonging to it — don't confuse with "it's" (it is).
Common mistake
Its (no apostrophe) shows possession. It's (with an apostrophe) is short for "it is" or "it has." If you can replace it with "it is" and the sentence still works, use it's.
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Etymology
Formed in the 1500s–1600s as a new possessive form of "it" — Old English originally used "his" instead.