itself

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɪtˈsɛlf/]

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Senses

1. itself (pron) — sense 1

Definition: it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

Example: When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).

2. itself (pron) — sense 2

Definition: it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

Example: The door itself is quite heavy.

3. itself (pron) — sense 3

Definition: it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

Example: The oil by degrees gets covered with a curdy mass, which after some time settles to the bottom, while itself becomes limpid and colorless.

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