reflexive_verb | ||
1. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent | |
Examples: | "the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb" "`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself" |
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Related terms: | verb | |
Similar spelling: |
reflective_power reflexiveness reflexive_pronoun reflexivity reflex_camera reflex_angle |