reflexive (Meaning)

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reflexive (n)

a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

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reflexive (s)

without volition or conscious control

referring back to itself

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reflexive (a.)

Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.

Implying censure.

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms of reflexive

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reflexive Sentence Examples

  1. The cat licked itself clean.
  2. I washed myself thoroughly after the workout.
  3. The dog wagged its tail reflexively.
  4. The baby sucked on its thumb reflexively.
  5. The flowers closed themselves up at night.
  6. The turtle retreated into its shell reflexively.
  7. The chameleon changed its color reflexively.
  8. The plant coiled itself around the trellis.
  9. The student corrected himself on the exam.
  10. The comedian told a self-deprecating joke.

FAQs About the word reflexive

a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent, without volition or conscious control, referring back to itselfBending or

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The cat licked itself clean.

I washed myself thoroughly after the workout.

The dog wagged its tail reflexively.

The baby sucked on its thumb reflexively.