itself

Definition

it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

Etymology

From Middle English hit-self, equivalent to it + -self.

Example Sentences

• "When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us)."
• "The researchers posit that something they call the “hipster effect” asserts itself in human populations no matter how individualistic we imagine ourselves to be, because it’s individuality itself that sparks conformity."
• "The door itself is quite heavy."

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