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positive adjective

  /-ɾɪv/ , /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ , /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
  • (law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.]
  • (mathematics) Of number, greater than zero. [from the 18th c.]
  • (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
  • Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
 positief
  • (slang) HIV positive.
 HIV positief

positive noun

  /-ɾɪv/ , /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ , /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
  • (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
 stellende trap

position noun

  /pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/
  • A place or location.
 positie, standje
  • An opinion, stand, or stance.
 stellingname

positively adverb

  /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ , /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv.li/ , /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.li/ , /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.li/
  • (manner) In a positive manner.
  • (degree) Very.
 positief
  • (modal) With certainty.
 zeker

posit noun

  /ˈpɑzɪt/ , /ˈpɒzɪt/
  • Something that is posited; a postulate.
 postulaat

positivity noun

  /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ , /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ , /ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ , [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] , [ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi]
  • (uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
 positiviteit

positivity

positivisme

positional

positioneel

positioning

placement

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-ite suffix

  /-aɪt/
  • (chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.
 -iet

it pronoun

  /ɘt/ , /ət/ , /ɪt/ , [ɪt] , [ɪ̈t] , [ɪ̈ʔ]
  • The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
 het, hij
  • The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
 het, er
  • The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it).
  • The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions.
 het, hem, ze

its determiner

  /ɪts/
  • Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]
 haar, zijn

IT noun

  • (informatics) Initialism of information technology.
 ICT

its pronoun

  /ɪts/
  • The one (or ones) belonging to it. [from 17th c.]
 de zijne, het ... ervan

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it pronoun

  /ɘt/ , /ət/ , /ɪt/ , [ɪt] , [ɪ̈t] , [ɪ̈ʔ]
  • The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
 het, hij
  • The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.
 het, er
  • The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it).
  • The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions.
 het, hem, ze

IT noun

  • (informatics) Initialism of information technology.
 ICT

its determiner

  /ɪts/
  • Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]
 haar, zijn

-ite suffix

  /-aɪt/
  • (chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.
 -iet

its pronoun

  /ɪts/
  • The one (or ones) belonging to it. [from 17th c.]
 de zijne, het ... ervan
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