soi-même — meaning in English

English meaning

• itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.

Senses

soi-même is used for these senses in English:

• itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
• oneself A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

itself — full definition

1. pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
2. pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.

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