a verb whose subject and object refer to the same person or thing. The object is a reflexive pronoun. For example, in the sentence ‘I thoroughly enjoyed myself while I was there’, ‘enjoy’ is a reflexive verb and ‘myself’ is a reflexive pronoun.
Synonyms and related words
Verb forms and tenses
aspect
auxiliary verb
conjugation
reflexive verb
noun countable linguistics
US /ˌrɪfleksɪv ˈvɜrb/
Word Forms
singular
reflexive verb
plural
reflexive verbs
DEFINITIONS1
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a verb whose subject and object refer to the same person or thing. The object is a reflexive pronoun. For example, in the sentence “I thoroughly enjoyed myself while I was there”, “enjoy” is a reflexive verb and “myself” is a reflexive pronoun.