reflexive Synonyms
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reflexive Meaning
reflexive (n)
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
reflexive (s)
without volition or conscious control
referring back to itself
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.
reflexive Sentence Examples
- 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.
- The flowers closed themselves up at night.
- The turtle retreated into its shell reflexively.
- The chameleon changed its color reflexively.
- The plant coiled itself around the trellis.
- The student corrected himself on the exam.
- 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.
