itself

[It*self·]

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

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


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


Itself

It*self" , pron. The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself.
Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor.

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

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Usage Examples

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

A metaphysical tour de force of untethered meaning and involuting interlocking contrapuntal rhythms, 'The Clock' is more than a movie or even a work of art. It is so strange and other-ish that it becomes a stream-of-consciousness algorithm unto itself - something almost inhuman.

A gun can be dangerous. But a gun can protect you, you can hunt for food with it - you know, the tool itself is a tool. The intention of the party using the tool is a part of the process, right? You know: the knife cuts the steak, stabs the person, saves somebody from danger, cuts somebody out of a car.

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.

All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I know then they are going to have a better appreciation for what is here in Maine.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.

Act strenuously, would appear to be our faith, and right thinking will take care of itself.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant - rare, unusual, ordinary or doomed to disappearance - but it is also a color, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold.

All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

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