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As a symbol it

is the iso 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for italy.

As a noun network is

a fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.

As a verb network is

to interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

it

English

(wikipedia it)

Alternative forms

* (dialectal) (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m) ( > English dialectal . More at (l).

Alternative forms

* itt (obsolete)

Pronoun

  • The third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, to an inanimate thing with no or unknown sex or gender.
    • Put it over there.
    Take each day as it comes.
  • A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child of unknown gender.
    • She took the baby and held it in her arms.
  • * 1847 , Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre , Chapter IV:
    • A child cannot quarrel with its' elders, as I had done; cannot give ' its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.
  • Used to refer to oneself when identifying oneself, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.
    • It' s me. John.
  • The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)
    • It is nearly 10 o’clock.
    It ’s very cold today.
    It ’s lonely without you.
  • The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object. (known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive)
    • It is easy to see how she would think that.
    I find it odd that you would say that.
    He saw to it that everyone would vote for him.
  • All or the end; something after which there is no more.
    • Are there more students in this class, or is this it ?
    That's it —I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.
  • (obsolete, relative) That which; what.
  • * 1643 , (Thomas Browne), Religio Medici , II.2:
    • In briefe, I am content, and what should providence add more? Surely this is it wee call Happinesse, and this doe I enjoy [...].
    : See for other personal pronouns.
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "it")
    Derived terms
    (Derived terms) * buy it * do it * for it * move it * that’s it * watch it
    See also
    * he * her * him * I * me * she * thee * them * they * thou * us * we * ye * you

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.
  • * 1995 , Neil Weiner, Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius, Shattered innocence (page 8)
    • Too often, children become an "it " in their homes and their humanness is devalued.
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
    • His master glanced up quickly, and removed the letter from his hands. "I'm surprised at you, James," he remarked severely. "A secretary should control itself. Don't forget that the perfect secretary is an it : an automatic machine—a thing incapable of feeling.…"
  • The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.
    • In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it …
  • * 2000 , Katherine T. Thomas, Amelia M. Lee, Jerry R. Thomas, Physical education for children (page 464)
    • When there are only two children left who haven't been tagged, I will stop the game, and we will start over with those children starting as the Its .
  • (British, uncountable) The game of tag.
    • Let's play it at breaktime.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (colloquial) most fashionable.
  • * Vibe , Vol. 15, No. 9, p. 202, September 2007:
    • Going away for the weekend and feel the need to profile en route? This is the "it " bag.
  • * David Germain, Hilarious ‘Kick-Ass’ delivers bloody fun , Associated Press, 2010:
    • With Hit Girl, Moretz is this year's It Girl, alternately sweet, savage and scary.

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (language) Italian.
  • Italy.
    • Derived terms
    * gin and it, gin-and-It
    See also
    * IT

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    * 100 English basic words 1000 English basic words English personal pronouns English third person pronouns English two-letter words ----

    network

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
  • Any interconnected group or system
    • A network of roads crisscrossed the country.
  • A directory of people maintained for their advancement
    • To get a job in today's economy, it is important to have a strong network .
  • (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
  • * 2008 , Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in'' Nate Green, ''Built for Show , page xi
    • TV back then was five channels (three networks , PBS, and an independent station that ran I Love Lucy reruns),
  • (computing) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information
    • The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.

    Derived terms

    * Bayesian network * economic network * social network * computer network * network subsystem * neural network * artificial neural network * television network * network card

    Verb

    (network)
  • To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
    • Many people find it worthwhile to network for jobs and information.
  • To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
    • If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.
  • To interconnect a group or system.