- REFLEXIVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of REFLEXIVE is directed or turned back on itself; also : overtly and usually ironically reflecting conventions of genre or form How to use reflexive in a sentence
- Reflexive verb - Wikipedia
In grammar, a reflexive verb is, loosely, a verb whose direct object is the same as its subject, for example, "I wash myself" More generally, a reflexive verb has the same semantic agent and patient (typically represented syntactically by the subject and the direct object) For example, the English verb to perjure is reflexive, since one can only perjure oneself In a wider sense, the term
- REFLEXIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
reflexive adjective (MOVEMENT) done because of a physical reaction that you cannot control:
- Reflexive - definition of reflexive by The Free Dictionary
Define reflexive reflexive synonyms, reflexive pronunciation, reflexive translation, English dictionary definition of reflexive adj 1 Directed back on itself
- reflexive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
"Equals" is a reflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself
- REFLEXIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
denoting a verb used transitively with the reflexive pronoun as its direct object, as the French se lever "to get up" (literally "to raise oneself") or English to dress oneself
- Reflexive - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Something that's done automatically, without thought, is reflexive Things that refer to themselves can also be called reflexive, especially certain parts of grammar, as in this sentence: "I took extra time to prepare myself for the test "
- Reflexive Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
REFLEXIVE meaning: 1 : showing that the action in a sentence or clause happens to the person or thing that does the action; 2 : happening or done without thinking as a reaction to something
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