itself

Meaning

1. it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
2. it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
3. it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

Synonyms

himself

herself

themselves

yourself

oneself

ourselves

self

myself

yourselves

each other

in itself

same

-self

personally

by oneself

entire

equal

only

per se

alone

thyself

it

🇮🇹

you alone

very thing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hit-self

In summary

From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.

Sentences

The thing itself was almost entirely buried in sand .

Somewhat in a class by itself is the Z-pinch, which has circular field lines .