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reflexively

re·flex·ive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-flek-siv]
    • /rɪˈflɛk sɪv/
    • /rɪ.ˈflek.sɪ.vli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-flek-siv]
    • /rɪˈflɛk sɪv/

Definitions of reflexively word

  • adjective reflexively Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself. 1
  • adjective reflexively reflex; responsive. 1
  • adjective reflexively able to reflect; reflective. 1
  • adjective reflexively Mathematics. noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.”. Compare antireflexive. (of a vector space) having the property that the dual space of the dual space of the given vector space equals the given vector space. 1
  • noun reflexively Grammar. a reflexive verb or pronoun. 1
See all 5 definitions of reflexively

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Origin of reflexively

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90, reflexive is from the Medieval Latin word reflexīvus turned back, reflected. See reflex, -ive

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Parts of speech for Reflexively

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Reflexively

reflexively popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

reflexively usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reflexively

adverb reflexively

  • inertly — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
  • mechanically — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
All 2 Synonyms of reflexively

Top questions with reflexively

  • when touched on the cheek infants reflexively?

Related words

  • myself

    There is no disagreement over the use of myself and other -self forms when they are used intensively (I myself cannot agree) or reflexively (He introduced himself proudly). Questions are raised, however, when the -self forms are used instead of the personal pronouns (I, me, etc.) as subjects, objects, or complements.  Myself occurs only rarely as a single subject in place of I:  Myself was the one who called.  The recorded instances of such use are mainly poetic or literary. It is also uncommon as a simple object in place of me:  Since the letter was addressed to myself, I opened it.  As part of a compound subject, object, or complement, myself and to a lesser extent the other -self forms are common in informal speech and personal writing, somewhat less common in more formal speech and writing:  The manager and myself completed the arrangements. Many came to welcome my husband and myself back to Washington.   Myself and other -self forms are also used, alone or with other nouns or pronouns, in constructions after as, than, or but in all varieties of speech and writing:  The captain has far more experience than myself in such matters. Orders have arrived for everyone but the orderlies and yourself.   There is ample precedent, going as far back as Chaucer and running through the whole range of British and American literature and other serious formal writing, for all these uses. Many usage guides, however, state that to use myself in any construction in which I or me could be used instead (as My daughter and myself play the flute instead of My daughter and I, or a gift for my husband and myself instead of for my husband and me) is characteristic only of informal speech and that such use ought not to occur in writing. See also me.  

  • concern

    Concern is worry about a situation.
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