ITSELF

Etymology

Pronoun

itself the third person singular, neuter, personal pronoun (the reflexive form of it, masculine himself, feminine herself, plural themselves)

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

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

(emphatic, archaic) it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

Synonyms

• itsself (obsolete)

Anagrams

• filets, fistle, fliest, flites, stifle

Source: Wiktionary


It*self", pron.

Definition: The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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