"reflexive" meaning in English

See reflexive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reflexive.wav
enPR: rəflĕk'sĭv Etymology: From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|reflexīvus}} Medieval Latin reflexīvus, {{der|en|la|reflexus}} Latin reflexus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} reflexive (not comparable)
  1. (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (in grammar): зваро́тны (zvarótny) (Belarusian), възвра́тен (vǎzvráten) (Bulgarian), reflexiu (Catalan), zvratný (Czech), wederkerend (Dutch), afturbendur (Faroese), refleksiivinen (Finnish), réfléchi (French), უკუქცევითი (uḳukceviti) (Georgian), rückbezüglich (German), reflexiv (German), αυτοπαθής (aftopathís) (Greek), visszaható (Hungarian), afturbeygður (Icelandic), aisfhillteach (Irish), frithluaileach (Irish), 再帰的 (saiki-teki) (Japanese), sangrąžinis (Lithuanian), рефлексивен (refleksiven) (Macedonian), эгэх (egex) (Mongolian), refleksiv (Norwegian), zwrotny (Polish), reflexivo (Portuguese), reflexiv (Romanian), reflexiv (Romansch), возвра́тный (vozvrátnyj) (Russian), рефлекси́вный (refleksívnyj) (Russian), ath-fhillteach (Scottish Gaelic), повратан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), povratan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), zvratný (Slovak), povraten (Slovene), reflexivo (Spanish), reflexiv (Swedish), dönüşlü (Turkish), зворо́тний (zvorótnyj) (Ukrainian), çerxın (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-wp0AHekp Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'in grammar': 47 10 10 11 21
  2. (mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (in mathematics): reflexivní (Czech), refleksiivinen (Finnish), reflexiv (German), sjálfhverfur (Icelandic), spegilvirkur (Icelandic), 反射的 (hanshateki) (alt: はんしゃてき) (Japanese), zwrotny (Polish), reflexivo (Portuguese), reflexiv (Romanian), рефлекси́вный (refleksívnyj) (Russian), refleksíven (Slovene), reflexiv (Swedish), pabalik (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-JEDjadUW Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'in mathematics': 11 51 11 10 16
  3. Of or resulting from a reflex. Tags: not-comparable Translations (resulting from a reflex): рефлективен (reflektiven) (Bulgarian), reflexivní (Czech), αντανακλαστικός (antanaklastikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-LHaRRUBY Disambiguation of 'resulting from a reflex': 9 7 75 4 4
  4. (figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-YZmFTCT- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Romansch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 19 10 26 7 14 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 18 10 36 3 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 13 6 28 2 9 6 4 2 18 4 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 16 4 31 1 7 5 3 2 23 3 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 12 11 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 13 8 28 8 15 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 14 9 42 4 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 18 12 9 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 14 11 42 4 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 17 11 8 32 6 20 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 15 10 42 7 11 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 14 7 29 13 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 12 7 26 14 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 14 8 47 4 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 18 12 9 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 18 12 9 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 16 12 8 27 8 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 12 9 33 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 14 9 33 6 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romansch translations: 7 14 8 47 4 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 14 8 47 4 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 14 13 9 35 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 12 9 35 6 13 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 18 12 9 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 18 12 9 34 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 16 8 47 3 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 13 9 37 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 13 9 37 7 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 13 9 36 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 7 14 8 47 4 11 8
  5. Synonym of reflective Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: reflective [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-YE0i2YXH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: reflexive law, reflexive possessive, reflexive possessive pronoun, reflexive pronoun, reflexive statement, reflexive verb, reflexivity Related terms: symmetric [set-theory, mathematics, sciences], transitive [set-theory, mathematics, sciences], irreflexive

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reflexive.wav Forms: reflexives [plural]
enPR: rəflĕk'sĭv Etymology: From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|reflexīvus}} Medieval Latin reflexīvus, {{der|en|la|reflexus}} Latin reflexus Head templates: {{en-noun}} reflexive (plural reflexives)
  1. (grammar) A reflexive pronoun. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-noun-jnJ1dyYv Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A reflexive verb. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-noun-BrGPBQ7q Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: active [verb], passive [verb], neuter [verb], transitive [verb], intransitive [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus.",
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        "(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject."
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          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
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          "roman": "zvarótny",
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          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "in grammar",
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          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "zvratný"
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        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "wederkerend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "in grammar",
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        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "refleksiivinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "réfléchi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uḳukceviti",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "უკუქცევითი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "rückbezüglich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexiv"
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        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aftopathís",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "αυτοπαθής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "visszaható"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "afturbeygður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "aisfhillteach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "frithluaileach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "saiki-teki",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "再帰的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "sangrąžinis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "refleksiven",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "рефлексивен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "egex",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "эгэх"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "refleksiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "zwrotny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozvrátnyj",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "возвра́тный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "refleksívnyj",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "рефлекси́вный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "ath-fhillteach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "повратан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "povratan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "zvratný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "povraten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "dönüşlü"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zvorótnyj",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "зворо́тний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "47 10 10 11 21",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "çerxın"
        }
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          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "en:Mathematics",
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            "Sciences",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Equals\" is a reflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; \"not less\" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, \"unequal\" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself)."
      ],
      "id": "en-reflexive-en-adj-JEDjadUW",
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "reflexivní"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "refleksiivinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "sjálfhverfur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "spegilvirkur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "alt": "はんしゃてき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hanshateki",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "反射的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "zwrotny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "reflexivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "refleksívnyj",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "рефлекси́вный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "refleksíven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "reflexiv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "pabalik"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or resulting from a reflex."
      ],
      "id": "en-reflexive-en-adj-LHaRRUBY",
      "links": [
        [
          "reflex",
          "reflex"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 75 4 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "reflektiven",
          "sense": "resulting from a reflex",
          "word": "рефлективен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 75 4 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "resulting from a reflex",
          "word": "reflexivní"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 7 75 4 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "antanaklastikós",
          "sense": "resulting from a reflex",
          "word": "αντανακλαστικός"
        }
      ]
    },
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