reflexive

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for reflexive

reflexive 🔊 /ɹʌflɛˈksɪv/

reflexive : පරාවර්තී

reflexive definition

Adjective.

  1. Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
  2. Implying censure.
  3. Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.