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itself

it·self [ it sélf ] CORE MEANING: a reflexive pronoun used to refer back to the subject of a verb or for emphasis


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Definition:
 
1. used to refer back to something: used to refer back to the subject of a verb when it is an object, animal, or abstract thing
His ignorance finally revealed itself.

2. used to emphasize something: used to emphasize the thing that is referred to
The house itself was cheap compared to the land.

3. its normal self: the way it usually feels or behaves
The dog's not itself since we moved to the city.

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