itself A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ɪtˈself/ UK /ɪtˈsɛlf/ See IPA manual Freq #1288 Meanings 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 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 AI details From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self. hit-self Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # itself **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /ɪtˈself/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪtˈsɛlf/ **Frequency rank:** 1288 ## Meanings 1. Used as the object when the same thing is also the subject of the sentence 2. Used to add emphasis to a particular thing ## Examples - The cat was washing itself in the sun. - The door itself is quite heavy. ## Synonyms - itsself ## Derived Forms - being-for-itself - being-in-itself - dense-in-itself - in-itselfness - thing-in-itself ## Related Forms - he - her - herselfhersen - hershern - him - himselfhisselfhissen - his - hishisn - ime - ithit - itselfhitself - itshis ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hit-self ## Etymology From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self. ## AI Etymology Itself comes from Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern pronominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown