"reflexive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reflexive.wav [Southern-England]
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': 45 14 10 11 20
  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 8 75 4 4
  4. (figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-reflexive-en-adj-YZmFTCT-
  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 [Southern-England] 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 12 6 14 4 8 51 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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          "lang": "Norwegian",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in grammar",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "in grammar",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in grammar",
          "word": "zvratný"
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "in grammar",
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          "code": "tr",
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          "code": "uk",
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          "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.",
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          "_dis1": "11 51 11 10 16",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "sjálfhverfur"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "spegilvirkur"
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          "alt": "はんしゃてき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
          "word": "反射的"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in mathematics",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
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          "sense": "in mathematics",
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          "code": "el",
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