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itself

English → English

pron//ɪtˈself//

(reflexive) Itself: used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is a thing or animal

The cat licked itself clean after it finished eating its bowl of tuna.

(English) The animal used its tongue to wash its own body after having a meal.

The computer program will update itself automatically whenever a new version is released.

(English) The machine software will change and get better by its own action without a person helping.

Entry ID: en:en:itself · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary