itself

Pronunciation: /ɪtˈsɛlf/

The English word “itself” has 3 meanings listed here.

pronoun

it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

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

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