n.
pron. it, this, that (of inanimate things, animals, plants); refers to things, activities, experiences, abstract concepts, etc. that have been or will be mentioned; refers regardless of gender or circumstances unknown; used as the subject of an inpersonal verb, indicating weather, time, distance, state, temperature, etc.; used in place of a noun, phrase, or clause that usually appears after it; used to emphasize the sentence elements that follow; used to refer to someone; used as a direct object, having little or no meaning; ability, quality