reflexiveadjective
uk/rɪˈflek.sɪv/us/rɪˈflek.sɪv/reflexive adjective (GRAMMAR)
language Reflexive words show that the person who does the action is also the person who is affected by it:
In the sentence "She prides herself on doing a good job", "prides" is a reflexive verb and "herself" is a reflexive pronoun.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- indirect question
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- plurality
- superlative
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Linguistics: reflexive forms
reflexive adjective (MOVEMENT)
done because of a physical reaction that you cannot control:
I hadn't meant to answer her, it was simply reflexive.
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Reacting and responding
- backlash
- bite
- bite back (at sb/sth)
- chain reaction
- counteract
- greet
- knob
- react
- reactive
- recoil
- reflexively
- respond
- response
- responsive
- rise
- sensitive
- shock wave
- strike
- wake (sb) up
- worm
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