itself

pronoun
/ɪtˈsɛlf/

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

Example

“When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).”

Other meanings

it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
“The door itself is quite heavy.”
it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

Related words

in-itselfness
being-for-itself
being-in-itself
dense-in-itself
end in itself
history repeats itself
in and of itself
repeat itself
in itself
lend itself to
pay for itself
the trash takes itself out

Example sentences

“Fact checking should itself be read critically.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Can the island sustain itself without trade?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "hit-self".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “itself” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.