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itself

pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

Meaning

Used to emphasize the thing just mentioned; by its own power or effort.

The cat cleaned itself after eating.

in itself

alone, personally, independently

together, others

by itself, itself alone, itself clear, itself evident

used to emphasize the subject of the sentence or to refer to the subject doing something to itself

used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition

Belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned.

a person, but not specifically known or named

used to refer to people or things previously mentioned or easily identified

used to refer to the person or people that something is done to