ITSELF Definition & Meaning

itself

[ it-self ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

a reflexive form of it ¹:
The battery recharges itself.
an emphatic appositive of it ¹, which, that, this, or a noun:
which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful.
(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb):
The chameleon's ability to change color is a protection for itself.
its normal or customary self:
After much tender care, the puppy was soon itself again.

itself

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pronoun

1. the reflexive form of it 1
2. (intensifier)
  even the money itself won't convince me
preceded by a copula its normal or usual self
my cat isn't itself today

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Usage Note

See myself.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of itself¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hit self. See it ¹, self

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Trump, no longer worried about standing before voters, may feel liberated from the immediate political consequences of his actions - but reality has a way of asserting itself in the end.

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If Agoa does become defunct, Africa will have to look within itself and make good on the promises of creating a continental free-trade area.

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With a deadline to sell itself or be banned in the U.S. just hours away, TikTok got another last-minute reprieve from President Trump on Friday.

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That is, until the creature, whose healing powers work on itself too, comes back to life and starts kicking the hell out of their car.

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And would the Kremlin allow itself to be pressured into doing so?

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