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Meanings of reflexive in English
Portuguese
pronome reflexivo Catalan
pronom reflexiu A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent.
Usage of reflexive in English
1
Morison's reflexive racism makes his choice and use of sources highly unreliable.
2
There's an intense, reflexive clenching of muscles, an increase in heart rate.
3
Fear and loathing are reflexive responses to the internet among newspaper operators.
4
The move was reflexive in nature and not done out of fear.
5
Censorship and a crackdown on information seems to be a reflexive move.
6
There's something automatic, reflexive, about his level of involvement in the marketplace.
7
Maybe it's a set of reflexive behaviors freakishly short-circuited by the funk.
8
Despite the reflexive decisiveness for which he was known, Eszterhazy stood transfixed.
9
A slight breeze caressed her cheek, bringing a reflexive stab of fear.
10
The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.
11
She was used to reflexive comfort from her mother, not cold truth.
12
Erasmus worked to keep a reflexive expression of concern off his face.
13
His cell phone vibrated suddenly in his pocket, sparking a reflexive jerk.
14
The reflexive response to congestion is to add more road capacity.
15
She set one hand over her throatsome reflexive defensive gesture to protect herself.
16
The bandit leader returns the bow, a reflexive action that leaves him vulnerable.
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