von selbst — meaning in English
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English meaning
- automatically adverb In a way that happens by itself, without a person having to control or think about it.
- itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
Senses
von selbst is used for these senses in English:
- automatically In an automatic manner.
itself — full definition
- pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
- pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.
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