Definitions of Reflect [ɪˈflɛkt]

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Definition of 'Reflect'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) reflect
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface.

2.  reflect
to give back or show an image of; mirror.

3.  reflect
to serve to cast or bring (credit, discredit, etc.).

4.  reflect
to express; show:
followers reflecting the views of the leader.

5. (v.i.) reflect
to be turned or cast back, as light.

6.  reflect
to cast back light, heat, etc.

7.  reflect
to be reflected or mirrored.

8.  reflect
to give back or show an image.

9.  reflect
to think, ponder, or meditate:
to reflect on one's faults.

10.  reflect
to serve or tend to bring reproach or discredit:
His crimes reflected on the whole community.

11.  reflect
to serve to give a particular aspect or impression:
The test reflects well on your abilities.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L reflectere to bend back =re-re - +flectere to bend)

Definition of 'Reflect'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) reflect
manifest or bring back
"This action reflects his true beliefs"

2. (verb) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
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"

3. (verb) reflect, reverberate
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

4. (verb) reflect, shine
be bright by reflecting or casting light
"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

5. (verb) reflect
show an image of
"her sunglasses reflected his image"

6. (verb) reflect
give evidence of a certain behavior
"His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"

7. (verb) reflect
give evidence of the quality of
"The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"

Definition of 'Reflect'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) reflect
(of a mirror, water, etc.) to show an image on its surface
the buildings were reflected in the harbor

2.  reflect
to redirect light, sound, heat, etc. from a surface
a material that will reflect light to make the room brighter

3.  reflect
to think about sth
time to reflect on the day's events

4.  reflect
to reveal or be a sign of sth
The way you decorate your house reflects the kind of person you are.

Definition of 'Reflect'

Webster Dictionary

1. Reflect
to bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat

2. Reflect
to give back an image or likeness of; to mirror

3. (verb) Reflect
to throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams

4. (verb) Reflect
to be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return

5. (verb) Reflect
to throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules

6. (verb) Reflect
to cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor

Translation of 'Reflect'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to send back (light, heat etc) The white sand reflected the sun's heat.
Afrikaans: weerspieël	Arabic: يَعْكِس	Bulgarian: отразявам
Brazilian: refletir	Czech: odrážet	German: reflektieren
Danish: reflektere; kaste tilbage	Greek: αντανακλώ, αντικατοπτρίζω	Spanish: reflejar
Estonian: peegeldama	Farsi: منعکس شدن یا کردن	Finnish: heijastaa
French: renvoyer, refléter	Hebrew: לְהַחֲזִיר אוֹר, קוֹל	Hindi: प्रतिबिम्बित करना
Croatian: odražavati, odbijati se	Hungarian: visszaver	Indonesian: memantulkan
Icelandic: endurkasta	Italian: riflettere	Japanese: 反射する
Korean: 반사하다	Lithuanian: atspindėti, atmušti	Latvian: atstarot
Malay: memantul	Dutch: weerkaatsen	Norwegian: kaste tilbake, reflektere
Polish: odbijać	Persian: منعکس شدن یا کردن	Pashto: بياخپرول (غږ، رڼا، حرارت
Portuguese: reflectir	Romanian: a reflecta	Russian: отражать
Slovak: odrážať	Slovenian: odbijati	Serbian: odbijati
Swedish: reflektera	Thai: สะท้อนกลับ	Turkish: yansıtmak
Taiwanese: 反射	Ukrainian: відбивати	Urdu: منعکس کرنا
Vietnamese: phản xạ	Chinese: 反射
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