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Definitions for ITSELF
ɪtˈsɛlfit·self

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Wiktionary

  1. itselfpronoun

    it;

    The door itself is quite heavy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Itselfpronoun.

    The neutral reciprocal pronoun applied to things.

    Etymology: it and self.

    Who then shall blame
    His pester'd senses to recoil and start,
    When all that is within him does condemn
    Itself for being there? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Itself

    the neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Itself

    it-self′, pron. the neuter reciprocal pronoun, applied to things.—By itself, alone, apart; In and by itself, separately considered.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ITSELF' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #362

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ITSELF' in Written Corpus Frequency: #785

Anagrams for ITSELF »

  1. filets

  2. fliest

  3. stifle

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ITSELF in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ITSELF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ITSELF in a Sentence

  1. Roger Perry:

    It lends itself to that time when there were these large entertainment spaces.

  2. Greg Dyke:

    I cannot see FIFA reforming itself under Blatter. He's had 16 years to reform it but he hasn't done it, this is the beginning, not the end. I think there is a lot more of this to play out.

  3. Alan Stewart Paton:

    Life has . taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors. She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.

  4. Marjorie Dannenfelser:

    The abortion industry cannot be trusted to regulate itself and they know it.

  5. Ben Cardin:

    It's a clear message to Russia that we will not allow them to continue to compromise the sovereignty of Ukraine. Russia will continue to push as far as they can. It was important for the United States to tell Russia that we will support Ukraine's ability to defend itself.

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