Reflexive verb - Definition and Overview

In grammar, a reflexive verb is a verb whose subject and object are the same. For example, the English verb to perjure is reflexive, since one can only perjure oneself. Most reflexive verbs in English are actually transitive verbs followed by a reflexive pronoun ending in -self (e.g., She threw herself to the floor.). In other languages, reflexive verbs are typically marked in other ways; in Spanish, for example, reflexive verbs end in -se (the general word for oneself). (Example: lavarse, to wash oneself.)