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1. (adj.) reflexive
(of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as cut in
I cut myself.
2. reflexive
(of a pronoun) used as an object with the same referent as the subject of a verb, as myself in
I cut myself.
3. reflexive
reflex; responsive.
4. reflexive
able to reflect; reflective.
5. (n.) reflexive
a reflexive verb or pronoun.
Etymology: (1580–90; < ML reflexīvus turned back, reflected. See reflex , -ive)
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| Definition of 'reflexive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) reflexive pronoun, reflexive
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
2. (adj) automatic, reflex(a), reflexive
without volition or conscious control
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
3. (adj) reflexive, self-referent
referring back to itself
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| Definition of 'reflexive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) reflexive
bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past
2. (adj) reflexive
implying censure
3. (adj) reflexive
having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective
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Sense: (of a pronoun) showing that the object of a verb is the same person or thing as the subject
In `He cut himself', `himself' is a reflexive pronoun.
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 Afrikaans: wederkerend |
 Arabic: إنْعِكاسي |
 Bulgarian: възвратен |
 Brazilian: reflexivo |
 Czech: zvratný |
 German: Reflektiv-... |
 Danish: refleksiv |
 Greek: αυτοπαθής (γραμμ.) |
 Spanish: reflexivo |
 Estonian: enesekohane (asesõna) |
 Farsi: انعکاسی؛ باز تابی |
 Finnish: refleksiivi- |
 French: réfléchi |
 Hebrew: כִּינוּי חוֹזֵר |
 Hindi: निजवाचक आत्मवाचक |
 Croatian: povratan, povratna zamjen |
 Hungarian: visszaható (névmás) |
 Indonesian: kata ganti refleksif |
 Icelandic: afturbeygt (fornafn) |
 Italian: riflessivo |
 Japanese: 再帰の |
 Korean: 재귀(용법)의 |
 Lithuanian: sangrąžinis |
 Latvian: atgriezenisks (vietniekvā |
 Malay: kata ganti kendiri |
 Dutch: wederkerend |
 Norwegian: refleksiv |
 Polish: zwrotny |
 Persian: انعکاسی؛ باز تابی |
 Pashto: (ګرامر) لازمى، هغه فعل چه |
 Portuguese: reflexivo |
 Romanian: reflexiv |
 Russian: возвратный |
 Slovak: zvratný |
 Slovenian: povraten |
 Serbian: povratni |
 Swedish: reflexiv |
 Thai: ซึ่งเป็นสรรพนามที่ย้อนกลั |
 Turkish: dönüşlü |
 Taiwanese: 反身的(代名詞) |
 Ukrainian: зворотний |
 Urdu: ضمیر معکوس |
 Vietnamese: phản thân |
 Chinese: 反身的（代词） |
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