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Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1507 of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action <going to its kennel> <a child proud of its first drawings> <its final enactment into law>

Merriam Webster's

Date: circa 1555 it is ; it has

Oxford Reference Dictionary

poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

contr. 1 it is. 2 it has.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Its Its Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular possessive determiner. You use its to indicate that something belongs or relates to a thing, place, or animal that has just been mentioned or whose identity is known. You can use its to indicate that something belongs or relates to a child or baby. The British Labor Party concludes its annual conference today in Brighton. ...Japan, with its extreme housing shortage... DET

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. It's is the usual spoken form of 'it is'. It's the best news I've heard in a long time. 2. It's is the usual spoken form of 'it has', especially when 'has' is an auxiliary verb. It's been such a long time since I played.