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Definition of reflect
- reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
- give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
- give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
- to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person''s eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
- manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
- be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
Hyponyms: premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink, cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider, mirror, reverberate, redound, resplend, glare, opalesce, luminesce, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
Grouped Verbs: reverberate
Derivational Morphology: meditation, speculation, contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness, muser, muller, ponderer, ruminator, muse, reflector, shiner, radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
| Language Translations: | |||
| Chinese: 反映 | Dutch: weerkaatsen | ||
| Finnish: heijastaa | French: réfléchir | ||
| German: widerspiegeln | Italian: riflettere | ||
| Japanese: 移す | Korean: 반사하다 | ||
| Portuguese: refletir | Russian: отражать | ||
| Spanish: reflejar | Swedish: återkasta | ||
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