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{
"term": "itself",
"partOfSpeech": "pronoun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "used when the animal or thing that does an action is also affected by it",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The cat was washing itself."
},
{
"text": "Does the computer turn itself off?"
},
{
"text": "The company has got itself into difficulties."
},
{
"text": "There's every reason for the team to feel proud of itself."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to emphasize an animal, a thing, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The village itself is pretty, but the surrounding countryside is rather dull."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be an example of complete patience, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The manager of the hotel was courtesy itself."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "automatically; without anyone doing anything",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The machine will start by itself in a few seconds."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "alone",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The house stands by itself in an acre of land."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "considered separately from other things; in its true nature",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In itself, it's not a difficult problem to solve."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "for only it to have or use; not shared with others",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company doesn't have the market to itself."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪtˈself/",
"audio": "it/itself/itself__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪtˈself/",
"audio": "it/itself/itself__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English (see it, self)."
}