it1

[it] /ɪt/
pronoun, nominative it, possessive its or (Obsolete or Dialect) it, objective it; plural nominative they, possessive their or theirs, objective them.
1.
(used to represent an inanimate thing understood, previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context):
It has whitewall tires and red upholstery. You can't tell a book by its cover.
2.
(used to represent a person or animal understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned whose gender is unknown or disregarded):
It was the largest ever caught off the Florida coast. Who was it? It was John. The horse had its saddle on.
3.
(used to represent a group understood or previously mentioned):
The judge told the jury it must decide two issues.
4.
(used to represent a concept or abstract idea understood or previously stated):
It all started with Adam and Eve. He has been taught to believe it all his life.
5.
(used to represent an action or activity understood, previously mentioned, or about to be mentioned):
Since you don't like it, you don't have to go skiing.
6.
(used as the impersonal subject of the verb to be, especially to refer to time, distance, or the weather):
It is six o'clock. It is five miles to town. It was foggy.
7.
(used in statements expressing an action, condition, fact, circumstance, or situation without reference to an agent):
If it weren't for Edna, I wouldn't go.
8.
(used in referring to something as the origin or cause of pain, pleasure, etc.):
Where does it hurt? It looks bad for the candidate.
9.
(used in referring to a source not specifically named or described):
It is said that love is blind.
10.
(used in referring to the general state of affairs; circumstances, fate, or life in general):
How's it going with you?
11.
(used as an anticipatory subject or object to make a sentence more eloquent or suspenseful or to shift emphasis):
It is necessary that you do your duty. It was a gun that he was carrying.
12.
Informal. (used instead of the pronoun its before a gerund):
It having rained for only one hour didn't help the crops.
noun
13.
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
14.
Slang.
  1. sex appeal.
  2. sexual intercourse.
Idioms
15.
get with it, Slang. to become active or interested:
He was warned to get with it or resign.
16.
have it, Informal.
  1. to love someone:
    She really has it bad for him.
  2. to possess the requisite abilities for something; be talented, adept, or proficient:
    In this business youeither have it or you don't.
17.
with it, Slang.
  1. aware of the latest fads, fashions, etc.; up-to-date.
  2. attentive or alert:
    I'm just not with it early in the morning.
  3. understanding or appreciative of something, as jazz.
  4. Carnival Slang. being a member of the carnival.
Origin
before 900; Middle English, variant of Middle English, Old English hit, neuter of he1
Usage note
See me.

with

[with, with] /wɪθ, wɪð/
preposition
1.
accompanied by; accompanying:
I will go with you. He fought with his brother against the enemy.
2.
in some particular relation to (especially implying interaction, company, association, conjunction, or connection):
I dealt with the problem. She agreed with me.
3.
characterized by or having:
a person with initiative.
4.
(of means or instrument) by the use of; using:
to line a coat with silk; to cut with a knife.
5.
(of manner) using or showing:
to work with diligence.
6.
in correspondence, comparison, or proportion to:
Their power increased with their number. How does their plan compare with ours?
7.
in regard to:
to be pleased with a gift.
8.
(of cause) owing to:
to die with pneumonia; to pale with fear.
9.
in the region, sphere, or view of:
It is day with us while it is night with the Chinese.
10.
(of separation) from:
to part with a thing.
11.
against, as in opposition or competition:
He fought with his brother over the inheritance.
12.
in the keeping or service of:
to leave something with a friend.
13.
in affecting the judgment, estimation, or consideration of:
Her argument carried a lot of weight with the trustees.
14.
at the same time as or immediately after; upon:
And with that last remark, she turned and left.
15.
of the same opinion or conviction as:
Are you with me or against me?
16.
in proximity to or in the same household as:
He lives with his parents.
17.
(used as a function word to specify an additional circumstance or condition):
We climbed the hill, with Jeff following behind.
Idioms
18.
in with. in (def 34).
19.
with child, pregnant.
20.
with it, Slang.
  1. knowledgeable about, sympathetic to, or partaking of the most up-to-date trends, fashions, art, etc.
  2. representing or characterized by the most up-to-date trends, fashions, art, etc.
21.
with that. that (def 19).
Origin
before 900; Middle English, Old English: opposite, against (cognate with Old Norse vith), apparently short variant of Old English wither against; cognate with Old Saxon withar, Old High German widar, Old Norse vithr, Gothic withra
Can be confused
width, with.
Synonyms
4. See by1 .
British Dictionary definitions for with it

it1

/ɪt/
pronoun (subjective or objective)
1.
refers to a nonhuman, animal, plant, or inanimate thing, or sometimes to a small baby: it looks dangerous, give it a bone
2.
refers to an unspecified or implied antecedent or to a previous or understood clause, phrase, etc: it is impossible, I knew it
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
(used as complement with be) (informal) the crucial or ultimate point: the steering failed and I thought that was it
noun
7.
(in children's games) the player whose turn it is to try to touch another Compare he1 (sense 5b)
8.
(informal)
  1. sexual intercourse
  2. sex appeal
9.
(informal) a desirable quality or ability: he's really got it
Word Origin
Old English hit

it2

abbreviation
1.
Italy

IT

abbreviation
1.
information technology

with

/wɪð; wɪθ/
preposition
1.
using; by means of: he killed her with an axe
2.
accompanying; in the company of: the lady you were with
3.
possessing; having: a man with a red moustache
4.
concerning or regarding: be patient with her
5.
in spite of: with all his talents, he was still humble
6.
used to indicate a time or distance by which something is away from something else: with three miles to go, he collapsed
7.
in a manner characterized by: writing with abandon
8.
caused or prompted by: shaking with rage
9.
often used with a verb indicating a reciprocal action or relation between the subject and the preposition's object: agreeing with me, chatting with the troops
10.
(informal) not with you, not able to grasp or follow what you are saying
11.
(informal) with it
  1. fashionable; in style
  2. comprehending what is happening or being said
12.
with that, after that; having said or done that
Word Origin
Old English; related to Old Norse vith, Gothic withra, Latin vitricus stepfather, Sanskrit vitarám wider
Word Origin and History for with it

with

prep.

Old English wið "against, opposite, toward," a shortened form related to wiðer, from Proto-Germanic *withro- "against" (cf. Old Saxon withar "against," Old Norse viðr "against, with, toward, at," Middle Dutch, Dutch weder, Dutch weer "again," Gothic wiþra "against, opposite"), from PIE *wi-tero-, literally "more apart," from root *wi- "separation" (cf. Sanskrit vi, Avestan vi- "asunder," Sanskrit vitaram "further, farther," Old Church Slavonic vutoru "other, second").

Sense shifted in Middle English to denote association, combination, and union, partly by influence of Old Norse vidh, and also perhaps by Latin cum "with" (as in pugnare cum "fight with"). In this sense, it replaced Old English mid "with," which survives only as a prefix (e.g. midwife). Original sense of "against, in opposition" is retained in compounds such as withhold, withdraw, withstand. Often treated as a conjunction by ungrammatical writers and used where and would be correct. First record of with child "pregnant" is recorded from c.1200. With it "cool" is black slang, recorded by 1931. French avec "with" was originally avoc, from Vulgar Latin *abhoc, from apud hoc, literally "with this."

it

pron.

Old English hit, neuter nominative and accusative of third person singular pronoun, from Proto-Germanic demonstrative base *khi- (cf. Old Frisian hit, Dutch het, Gothic hita "it"), from PIE *ko- "this" (see he). Used in place of any neuter noun, hence, as gender faded in Middle English, it took on the meaning "thing or animal spoken about before."

The h- was lost due to being in an unemphasized position, as in modern speech the h- in "give it to him," "ask her," "is only heard in the careful speech of the partially educated" [Weekley]. It "the sex act" is from 1610s; meaning "sex appeal (especially in a woman)" first attested 1904 in works of Rudyard Kipling, popularized 1927 as title of a book by Elinor Glyn, and by application of It Girl to silent-film star Clara Bow (1905-1965). In children's games, meaning "the one who must tag the others" is attested from 1842.

Slang definitions & phrases for with it

with it

adjective phrase
  1. Coolly cognizant; absolutely in touch; stylish and au courant; hep: He affects clothes that carefully cultivate the ''with-it'' image/ to spend less time attempting to be ''with it'' and to exert greater effort to communicate with our deprived and our outcast/ Shadows of course there are, Porn-Ads, with-it clergy (1930s+ Black)
  2. Working in a carnival as a full-time professional: had previous short experiences traveling with carnivals before becoming fully ''with it'' (as carnival workers describe the fully-initiated member) (1920s+ Carnival & circus)
Related Terms

get with it


it

modifier

: Clara Bow, the original it girl

noun
  1. Sex appeal, esp female: a girl with lots of it (1904+)
  2. The sex act; copulation; screwing •Used in numberless unmistakable but quasi-euphemistic contexts like do it, go at it, want it, have it off, make it, etc (1611+)
Related Terms

it girl


with

adjective phrase

Having the usual accompaniment, that is, onions with hamburger, cream with coffee, etc: We ordered two coffees with, to go (1930s+ Lunch counter)


Related Abbreviations for with it

it

Italian

IT

information technology
Idioms and Phrases with with it

it

also see:
that does it

with

also see: