itself

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Pronoun 1.2.1 See also 1.2.2 Translations

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  Rhymes: -ɛlf

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

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

   The door closed by itself

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

   The door itself is quite heavy.

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the English reflexive pronouns

singular plural 1st myself ourselves 2nd yourself, thyself yourselves, thyselves 3rd himself/herself/itself/oneself themselves

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