- for itself
- phrasal
1. of a being : capable of functioning especially in the epistemological process purely by relation to itself : self-determined2. of a notion : related to itself or its own manifestations
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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something speaks for itself — (something) speaks for (itself) something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn t matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves. Usage notes: often … New idioms dictionary
speaks for itself — (something) speaks for (itself) something does not need explanation. Her behavior speaks for itself, and it doesn t matter what anyone else thinks about it. Is the experiment a success? I think the numbers speak for themselves. Usage notes: often … New idioms dictionary
let (something) speak for itself — let (something) speak for itself/themselves speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. The book offers no analysis of Bonnard s work, it just lets the paintings speak for themselves … New idioms dictionary
pay for itself — ► if something pays for itself, it works so well that it saves the same amount of money that it cost: »The renewable energy system will have paid for itself within ten years. Main Entry: ↑pay … Financial and business terms
speak for itself — speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. I m not going to talk about our business successes. I think the report speaks for itself … New idioms dictionary
being in-itself/for-itself — A contrast heralded in the phenomenology of Husserl and Heidegger, and central to Sartre s work Being and Nothingness . Being for itself (pour soi ) is the mode of existence of consciousness, consisting in its own activity and purposive nature;… … Philosophy dictionary
pay for itself — if something that you have bought pays for itself, it allows you to save as much money as you paid when you bought it A more efficient machine would pay for itself within a year … English dictionary
speak for itself — if something speaks for itself, it is clearly so good or effective that no additional argument about it is necessary His success as a lawyer speaks for itself … English dictionary
being-for-itself — noun a) The nihilation of being in itself b) Consciousness conceived as a lack of being, a desire for being, a relation to being … Wiktionary
speaks for itself — no need for words, no need for explanations … English contemporary dictionary
itself — /it self /, pron. 1. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself. 2. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful. 3. (used as the object of a… … Universalium
