itself
Meaning
- it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
- it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
- it; used to refer back to an earlier subject
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪtˈsɛlf/
Etymology
From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.
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