itself meaning
EN[ˈɪtsɛlf] [-ɛlf]US
- PronounSUF-self
- (reflexive) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
- The door closed by itself
- (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate.
- The door itself is quite heavy.
- (reflexive) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The distribution model itself is defined by the physicochemistry of the drug such as its lipophilicity.
- Once again, the industry got itself in trouble and government had to bail it out.
- Moral diversity in the citizen population by itself assures that some discrimination of this kind will occur.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The army entrenched its camp, or entrenched itself.
- His fantastic record as a manager speaks for itself.
- The soft-minded manager often defers direct action in the hope that the situation will remedy itself.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of itself in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary