ITSELF Definition & Meaning

itself

[it-self]

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pronoun

a reflexive form of it.
The battery recharges itself.
an emphatic appositive of it, 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

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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