re·flect (r -fl kt )v. re·flect·ed, re·flect·ing, re·flects v.tr. 1. To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo. 2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror. 3. To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence. 4. To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach. 5. Archaic To bend back. v.intr. 1. To be bent or thrown back: Her voice reflected off the canyon walls. 2. To give something back, as light or sound: a shiny surface that reflects well. 3. a. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something: That student's performance reflects well on the whole school. b. To bring blame or discredit: Hasty preparation of the report will reflect on you. 4. a. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think. b. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career. [Middle English reflecten, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectere, to bend back : re-, re- + flectere, to bend.] |
reflect
Verb
1. (of a surface or object) to throw back (light, heat, or sound)
2. (of a mirror) to form an image of (something) by reflection
3. to show: many of her books reflect her obsession with fine art
4. to consider carefully
5. reflect on or upon to cause to be regarded in a specified way: the incident reflects very badly on me
6. to bring as a consequence: the programme reflected great credit on the technicians [Latin re- back + flectere to bend]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | reflect - manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs" |
| 2. | 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" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" | |
| 3. | reflect - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" acoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" mirror - reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above" | |
| 4. | reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" resplend - be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly; "The Queen's garments resplended in velvet and jewels" glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" opalesce - reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce" luminesce - be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence | |
| 5. | reflect - show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" | |
| 6. | reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" | |
| 7. | reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" mirror - reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center" |
reflect
verb 1. show, reveal, express, display, indicate, demonstrate, exhibit, communicate, manifest, bear out, bespeak, evince
verb 3. (usually followed by on) consider, think, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, meditate, mull over, ruminate, cogitate, wonder
Translations
reflect [rɪˈflɛkt] vt [+ light, image] → réfléchir, refléter (fig); refléter
it reflects badly on him → cela le discrédite;
reflect [rɪˈflɛkt] vt [+ light, image] → riflettere;
(fig) → rispecchiare
vi (= think) → riflettere, considerare
reflect on vt fus (= discredit) → rispecchiarsi su
v reflect [rəˈflekt]
1 to send back (light, heat etc) The white sand reflected the sun's heat. weerspieël يَعْكِس отразявам odrážet reflektere; kaste tilbage reflektieren αντανακλώ, αντικατοπτρίζω reflejar peegeldama منعکس شدن یا کردن heijastaa renvoyer, refléter לְהַחֲזִיר אוֹר, קוֹל प्रतिबिम्बित करना odražavati, odbijati se visszaver memantulkan endurkasta riflettere 反射する 반사하다 atspindėti, atmušti atstarot memantul weerkaatsen kaste tilbake, reflektere odbijać reflectir a reflecta отражать odrážať odbijati odbijati reflektera สะท้อนกลับ yansıtmak 反射 відбивати منعکس کرنا phản xạ 反射
2 (of a mirror etc) to give an image of She was reflected in the mirror/water. weerspieël يَعْكِس الصورَة отразявам zrcadlit genspejle spiegeln καθρεπτίζω reflejar peegeldama باز تاباندن heijastua réfléchir לְשַקֵף प्रतिबिम्बित करना odražavati (vissza)tükröz memberi bayangan endurspegla riflettersi 映す 상을 비추다 at(si)spindėti atspoguļot; atspīdēt wajah mengimbas di cermin weerspiegelen gjenspeile odbijać reflectir a reflecta отражаться zrkadliť zrcaliti reflektovati återspegla สะท้อนให้เห็น yansıtmak 映出 віддзеркалювати عکس ڈالنا phản chiếu 映出
3 to think carefully Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do). nadink يُفَكِّر мисля přemýšlet reflektere; tænke sig om überlegen σκέφτομαι reflexionar (sobre) järele mõtlema تفکر کردن miettiä réfléchir (à) לִשקוֹל चिन्तन या विचार करना razmišljati gondolkodik merenungkan íhuga riflettere よく考える 숙고하다 (ap)mąstyti apdomāt, apsvērt berfikir dengan berhati-hati nadenken betenke seg, reflektere over zastanowić się reflectir a reflecta (la) размышлять premýšľať premisliti razmišljati reflektera, fundera ไตร่ตรอง dikkatle düşünmek 思考，反省 міркувати; роздумувати سنجیدگی سے غور کرنا cân nhắc 思考，反省
adj reˈflecting
able to reflect (light etc) a reflecting surface. weerspieëlend عاكِس отразяващ odrazný reflekterende reflektierend ανακλαστικός reflector peegel- منعکس کننده heijastava réfléchissant מְשַקֵף परावर्ती, परावर्तक reflektirajući fényvisszaverő bisa memantulkan sem endurkastar/-speglar riflettente 反射する 반사하는 atspindintis atstarojošs imbasan reflecterend reflekterende odblaskowy, odbijający reflector care reflectă отражающий; зеркальный odrazový odseven reflektujući som reflekterar (återspeglar) สามารถสะท้อนกลับ yansıtan 反射的 відбиваючий, віддзеркалюючий عکس انداز có khả năng phản chiếu 反射的
n reflection, reflexion [rəˈflekʃən]
She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'. weerspieëling إنْعِكاس صورَه отражение odraz; úvaha spejlbillede; overvejelse; refleksion das Spiegelbild, die Überlegung αντανάκλαση, είδωλο, στοχασμός, σκέψη reflejo; reflexión peegeldus, mõtisklus انعکاس heijastus, mietteet reflet; réflexion בָּבוּאָה परावर्तन प्रतिबिम्बन odraz, refleksija visszaverődés; gondolkodás; elmélkedés bayangan íhugun, vangaveltur; spegilmynd riflesso; riflessione 反映 반사, 영상, 반영, 반성, 숙고 atspindys, apmąstymas atspulgs; pārdomas imbasan wajah/diri weerspiegeling, overdenking speilbilde; betenkningstid, overveielse odbicie, namysł, refleksja reflexão imagine reflectată; reflecţie, reflectare отражение; размышление odraz; úvaha odsev; premislek odraz spegling, spegelbild, reflektion, eftertanke การสะท้อนกลับ görüntü; yansıma; düşünme 映象，倒影，思考，反省 відбиття, віддзеркалення عکس phản xạ; phản chiếu 映象，倒影，思考，反省
adj reˈflective [-tiv]
1 thoughtful a reflective mood. nadenkend تَفْكيري، تأمُّلي разсъдъчен hloubavý eftertænksom nachdenklich στοχαστικός pensativo, meditabundo mõtlik اندیشمند mietteliäs réfléchi; de réflexion מְהוּרהָר परावर्तक sklon razmišljanju gondolkodó penuh pikiran íhugull riflessivo 考え深い 생각하는, 생각에 잠기게 하는 susimąstęs domīgs bertimbang rasa bespiegelend ettertenksom zadumany, refleksyjny pensativo spre meditaţie задумчивый hĺbavý premišljujoč refleksivan tankfull, fundersam ซึ่งไตร่ตรอง düşünceli 思考的 замислений سنجیدہ biết suy nghĩ 思考的
2 reflecting Reflective number-plates. reflekterend عاكِس отразяващ odrazový reflekterende reflektierend (αντ)ανακλαστικός reflector (vastu)helkiv منعکس کننده یا شونده heijastava réfléchissant מֲחֲזִיר אוֹר प्रतिबिम्बक, परावर्त्तक, प्रेक्षेपक refleksivan broj fényvisszaverő memantulkan cahaya sem endurkastar riflettente 反射する 반사하는 atspindintis atstarojošs yang memantul reflecterend selvlysende, reflekterende odblaskowy, odbijający reflector reflectat; reflectorizat отражающий odrazový odseven koji odbija reflekterande ส่องกลับ yansıtıcı, yansıyan 反射的 такий, що відбиває عکس انداز phản chiếu 反射的
adv reˈflectively
reflekterend بصورةٍ عاكِسَه، تَفْكيريَّه отразяващо přemýšlivě eftertænksomt; reflekterende reflektierend σκεφτικά con reflexión, pensativamente mõtisklevalt فکورانه؛ بازتابگرانه mietteliäästi avec réflexion בְּצוּרָה מְהוּרהֶרֶת परार्वकतकता koji odrazuje, refleksivan visszatükrözően dengan renungan íhugandi con riflessione 考え深く 생각에 잠긴 듯, 반사하듯; 사려 깊게 susimąstęs domīgi secara pantulan bespiegelend ettertenksomt z zadumą pensativamente gânditor задумчиво hĺbavo premišljeno refleksivno tankfullt, reflekterande ซึ่งสะท้อนกลับได้ derin derin düşünerek 沈思地，反射地 замислено سنجید گی سے phản chiếu 沉思地，反射地
n reˈflector
something, especially of glass or metal, that reflects light, heat etc. reflektor عاكِس отражател reflektor refleks der Reflektor ανακλαστήρας, κάτοπτρο reflector reflektor منعکس کننده heijastin réflecteur מַחֲזִיר אוֹר दर्पण reflektor visszaverő (felület), prizma, macskaszem reflektor endurvarps-/spegilflötur riflettore 反射するもの 반사경, 반사물 atšvaitas, reflektorius reflektors; atstarotājs pemantul reflector refleks; kattøye; reflektor element odblaskowy, reflektor reflector reflector отражатель reflektor reflektor reflektor reflektor เครื่องสะท้อนกลับ yansıtıcı, reflektör 反射器 рефлектор, відбивач عکس ڈالنے والا آلہ gương phản xạ 反射器
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