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Meanings of reflexive in anglès

portuguès
pronome reflexivo
català
pronom reflexiu

A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent.

pronom reflexiu

Without volition or conscious control.

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Examples for "reflexive pronoun"
Examples for "reflexive pronoun"
1
The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
2
The crucial thing is that the reflexive pronoun has to have an antecedent.
The new yorker
3
Reflexive pronoun, reflects back on the subject.
The new yorker
4
Reflexive pronouns do not entail exclusivity.
The Irish Times

Referring back to itself.

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Usage of reflexive in anglès
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Morison's reflexive racism makes his choice and use of sources highly unreliable.
Caleb's crossing
2
There's an intense, reflexive clenching of muscles, an increase in heart rate.
Wired
3
Fear and loathing are reflexive responses to the internet among newspaper operators.
Reuters
4
The move was reflexive in nature and not done out of fear.
Consent to kill: a thriller
5
Censorship and a crackdown on information seems to be a reflexive move.
News.com.au
6
There's something automatic, reflexive, about his level of involvement in the marketplace.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
7
Maybe it's a set of reflexive behaviors freakishly short-circuited by the funk.
Wired
8
Despite the reflexive decisiveness for which he was known, Eszterhazy stood transfixed.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
9
A slight breeze caressed her cheek, bringing a reflexive stab of fear.
Unity
10
The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
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She was used to reflexive comfort from her mother, not cold truth.
Losing charlotte
12
Erasmus worked to keep a reflexive expression of concern off his face.
Navigators of Dune
13
His cell phone vibrated suddenly in his pocket, sparking a reflexive jerk.
A Matter of Trust
14
The reflexive response to congestion is to add more road capacity.
Wired
15
She set one hand over her throatsome reflexive defensive gesture to protect herself.
Ghosts of Onyx
16
The bandit leader returns the bow, a reflexive action that leaves him vulnerable.
Brave New World
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Reflexive through the time
Reflexive across language varieties
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