English Dictionary
Definition itself in British English
itself
pronoun
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pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Itself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of it. It can be used especially in the following ways:
as an object that refers to the same thing that is the subject of the sentence or that was mentioned earlier in the sentence: The machine switches itself off when it has finished printing.The civil war divided the country against itself.
after a singular noun or pronoun for emphasis: The document itself is divided into three parts.That itself is the problem.
used for showing that a thing, group, animal, or baby that does something is also affected by the action or is involved in it
Can the government in Freetown defend itself against rebel attacks?
Roosevelt's reforms were designed to save American capitalism from itself.
used for emphasizing that you are referring to a particular thing and not to anything else
used for saying that someone or something has a lot of a particular quality
Applying online is simplicity itself.
