US /ɪtˈself/ UK /ɪtˈsɛlf/
pron Freq #1288

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    Used as the object when the same thing is also the subject of the sentence

    The cat was washing itself in the sun.

  2. 2
    pron

    Used to add emphasis to a particular thing

    The door itself is quite heavy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
itsself
Word family
Forms itsseln
Derived forms being-for-itselfbeing-in-itselfdense-in-itselfin-itselfnessthing-in-itself
Related forms heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

Etymology

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

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