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itself.

it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

pron/ɪtˈsɛlf/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ɪtˈself/Australia/ɪtˈsɛl/Northumbria
  1. it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

    neuter · personal · pronoun · reflexive · singular · third-person
    When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).
  2. it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

    emphatic · neuter · personal · pronoun · singular · third-person
    The door itself is quite heavy.
  3. it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

    archaic · emphatic · neuter · personal · pronoun · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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

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