reflexive (redirected from reflexives)

re·flex·ive  (r-flksv)

adj.

1. Directed back on itself.

2. Grammar

a. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.

b. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.

3. Of or relating to a reflex.

4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval" (Marshall Delaney).

n. Grammar

A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.

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re·flexive·ly adv.

re·flexive·ness, reflex·ivi·ty (rflk-sv-t) n.

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reflexive [rɪˈflɛksɪv]

adj

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) denoting a class of pronouns that refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause. Thus, in the sentence that man thinks a great deal of himself, the pronoun himself is reflexive

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) 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

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol of or relating to a reflex

4. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) Logic Maths (of a relation) holding between any member of its domain and itself ``… is a member of the same family as …'' is reflexive Compare irreflexive, nonreflexive

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) a reflexive pronoun or verb

reflexively  adv

reflexiveness , reflexivity [ˌriːflɛkˈsɪvɪtɪ] n

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reflexive  (r-flksv)

Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation such that, for any given element, that element has the given relation to itself. Equality in mathematics is a reflexive relation, since a = a for all a, whereas the relation of being 'less than' is not, since it is not true that a < a for any a.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reflexive - a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent reflexive pronoun personal pronoun - a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
Adj.	1.	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" reflex, automatic physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms involuntary - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"
	2.	reflexive - referring back to itself self-referent grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) backward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

Translations

reflexive [rɪˈfleksɪv]

A. ADJ (Ling) [verb, pronoun] → reflexivo

B. N (Ling) (= pronoun) → pronombre m reflexivo; (= verb) → verbo m reflexivo

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reflexive [rɪˈflɛksɪv] adj [action, movement] → réflexe
reflexive pronoun n → pronom m réfléchi
reflexive verb n → verbe m pronominal réfléchi

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reflexive (Gram)

adj → reflexiv

n → Reflexiv nt

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reflexive [rɪˈflɛksɪv] adj (Gram) → riflessivo/a

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reflexive [rɪˈflɛksɪv] adj (Gram) → riflessivo/a

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reflexive

adj reflexive [rəˈfleksiv]

1 (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. wederkerend إنْعِكاسي възвратен zvratný refleksiv Reflektiv-... αυτοπαθής (γραμμ.) reflexivo enesekohane (asesõna) انعکاسی؛ باز تابی refleksiivi- réfléchi כִּינוּי חוֹזֵר निजवाचक आत्मवाचक povratan, povratna zamjenica visszaható (névmás) kata ganti refleksif afturbeygt (fornafn) riflessivo 再帰の 재귀(용법)의 sangrąžinis atgriezenisks (vietniekvārds) kata ganti kendiri wederkerend refleksiv zwrotny reflexivo re­flexiv возвратный zvratný povraten povratni reflexiv ซึ่งเป็นสรรพนามที่ย้อนกลับไปหาประธาน dönüşlü 反身(代名詞)) зворотний ضمیر معکوس phản thân 反身的（代词）

2 (of a verb) used with a reflexive pronoun In `control yourself!', `control' is a reflexive verb. wederkerend فِعْل إنْعِكاسي възвратен zvratný refleksiv reflexiv αυτοπαθής (γραμμ.) reflexivo enesekohane (tegusõna) بازتاب( فعل refleksiivi- réfléchi חוֹזֵר निजवाचक आत्मवाचक povratan, povratan glagol visszaható (ige) kata kerja refleksif afturbeygð sögn riflessivo 再帰代名詞をともなう 재귀 동사 sangrąžinis atgriezenisks (darbības vārds) kata ganti kendiri wederkerend refleksiv zwrotny reflexivo reflexiv возвратный zvratný povraten povratni reflexiv คำกริยาหรือสรรพนามย้อนกลับ dönüşlü 與反身代名詞並用的(反身動詞) зворотний فعل معکوس đại từ phản thân 反身的（动词）