itself

itself
it•self
[[t]ɪtˈsɛlf[/t]] pron.
1) use cv
a reflexive form of it (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition):
The battery recharges itself[/ex]
2) fun
(used as an intensive of it a nonpersonal pronoun, or a noun):
which itself is a fact; The land itself was not for sale[/ex]
3) fun (used in place of
it in absolute constructions):
Itself open to question, the jury resigned[/ex]
4) fun its normal or usual self:
The injured cat was never quite itself again[/ex]
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Etymology: bef. 1000 usage: See myself

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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