 reflect |
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| 1. | [ verb ] manifest or bring back | |
| Examples: | "This action reflects his true beliefs" |
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| Related terms: | indicate redound | |
| 2. | [ verb ] reflect deeply on a subject | |
| Synonyms: | muse ponder meditate think_over chew_over speculate mull contemplate excogitate ruminate mull_over | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | think study wonder brood bethink puzzle theologise introspect premeditate deliberate contemplation meditation muller muse | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (physics) to throw or bend back (from a surface) | |
| Synonyms: | reverberate | |
| Examples: | "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes" "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" |
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| Related terms: | mirror reverberate acoustics reflector | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be bright by reflecting or casting light | |
| Synonyms: | shine | |
| Examples: | "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
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| Related terms: | emit sparkle opalesce resplend glare luminesce shiner | |
| 5. | [ verb ] give evidence that someone has acted in a certain way | |
| Examples: | "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" |
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| Related terms: | attest | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give evidence of the quality of | |
| Examples: | "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" |
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| Related terms: | attest mirror | |
| Similar spelling: |
reflector reflected reflective reflection reflecting replicate reflexive reflex Reveles replica replace reflex_arc reflexly reflexed Replogle replacing reflexion |
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