Reflect

[rɪ'flekt] or [rɪ'flɛkt]

Definition

(verb.) give evidence of the quality of; 'The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student'.

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

(verb.) to throw or bend back (from a surface); 'Sound is reflected well in this auditorium'.

(verb.) show an image of; 'her sunglasses reflected his image'.

(verb.) manifest or bring back; 'This action reflects his true beliefs'.

(verb.) be bright by reflecting or casting light; 'Drive carefully--the wet road reflects'.

Typed by Kate--From WordNet

Definition

(v.) 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.

(v.) To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.

(v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.

(v. i.) To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.

Inputed by Heinrich

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Mirror, throw back.

v. n. [1]. Think, cogitate, muse, meditate, deliberate, ponder, consider, ruminate.[2]. Bring reproach, cast reproach.

Checked by Jennie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Return, image, mirror, exhibit, consider, think, cogitate, meditate,contemplate, ponder, muse, ruminate, heed, advert, animadvert

ANT:Divert, dissipate, idle, dream, wander, rove, stargaze, woolgather, connive,disregard, overlook

Editor: Ozzie

Definition

v.t. to bend back: to throw back after striking upon any surface as light &c.—v.i. to be thrown back as light heat &c.: to revolve in the mind: to consider attentively or deeply: to ponder: to cast reproach or censure (with on upon).—p.adj. Reflect′ed cast or thrown back: turned upward: reflexed.—adjs. Reflect′ible capable of being reflected; Reflect′ing throwing back light heat &c.: given to reflection: thoughtful.—adv. Reflect′ingly with reflection: with censure.—Reflecting telescope a form of telescope in which the image of the object to be viewed is produced by a concave reflector instead of a lens as in the refracting telescope.

Checker: Nicole

Examples

Inputed by Deborah

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