Reflect

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo.
  • v. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  • v. To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence.
  • v. To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach.
  • v. Archaic To bend back.
  • verb-intransitive. To be bent or thrown back: Her voice reflected off the canyon walls.
  • verb-intransitive. To give something back, as light or sound: a shiny surface that reflects well.
  • verb-intransitive. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something: That student's performance reflects well on the whole school.
  • verb-intransitive. To bring blame or discredit: Hasty preparation of the report will reflect on you.
  • verb-intransitive. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think.
  • verb-intransitive. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • v. To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • v. To mirror, or show the image of something.
  • v. To be mirrored.
  • v. To agree with; to closely follow.
  • v. To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
  • v. To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To bend back; to give a backwa�d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface
  • v. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
  • verb-intransitive. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
  • verb-intransitive. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bend back; turn back; cast back; throw back again.
  • Hence, figuratively, to bend the will of; persuade.
  • To cause to return or to throw off after striking or falling on any surface, and in accordance with certain physical laws: as, to reflect light, heat, or sound; incident and reflected rays. See reflection, 2.
  • To give back an image or likeness of; mirror.
  • To bend or turn back; be reflected.
  • To throw back light, heat, sound, etc.; give reflections; return rays or beams; as, a reflecting mirror or gem.
  • To throw or turn back the thoughts upon something; think or consider seriously; revolve matters in the mind, especially in relation to conduct; ponder or meditate.
  • To bring reproach; cast censure or blame: followed by on or upon.
  • To shine.
  • Synonyms To consider, meditate upon, etc. (see list under contemplate), cogitate, ruminate, study.
  • n. A reflection.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be bright by reflecting or casting light
  • v. reflect deeply on a subject
  • v. show an image of
  • v. give evidence of the quality of
  • v. to throw or bend back (from a surface)
  • v. manifest or bring back
  • v. give evidence of a certain behavior
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    show    point    designate    indicate    certify    demonstrate    attest    evidence    manifest   
    Cross Reference
    turn    bring    curve   
    Hyponym
    mirror    reverberate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mirror    think    mediate    muse    cogitate    consider    ruminate    contemplate    ponder    revert   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brecht    Hecht    Select    affect    bedecked    checked    collect    confect    connect    correct   
    Same Context
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