How to spell it's

hear it/ɪts/pronounSilent and tricky

What it means: Contraction of 'it is'.

In a sentence: It's a sunny day outside.

Not to be confused with: its, a different word.

Same family: its, it is, it has, itself. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "it's" is a contraction formed by combining "it" with "is" or "has." English contractions like "it's" became common in writing around the 17th century to reflect the way people naturally shortened words in speech.

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