6 дней назад · used when the subject of the verb is "it" and the object is the same thing, animal, situation, or idea: The cat licked itself all over.

The meaning of ITSELF is that identical one —used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions. How to use itself in a sentence.

itself · ​automatically; without anyone doing anything. The machine will start by itself in a few seconds. · ​alone. The house stands by itself in an acre of ...

6 дней назад · used to emphasize the particular thing you are referring to: The garden is enormous but the house itself is very small.

(ɪtself ) 1. pronoun A2. Itself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when it refers to something that is the same thing as the subject of the verb.

pronoun. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even ...

an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun:which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful.

ITSELF meaning: 1 : that same one:; 2 : used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to something that has already been mentioned.

itself ... 5 → (all) to itself6 → be patience/kindness/simplicity etc itselfExamples from the Corpusitself• The bird was looking at itself in the mirror.• The ...

(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. English · Pronunciation · Pronoun