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Reflexive verb Moderate

Reflexive verb has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent

"the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb"

"`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself"

2

A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.

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