by itself

English

Prepositional phrase

by itself

  1. Synonym of in itself.
    The court sought to establish that preparation for a crime, by itself, does not constitute an attempted crime.
  2. Declined form of by oneself.
    The kitten was sitting by itself on the sidewalk, mewing, apparently expecting its mother to appear at any moment.
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