Reflect
11reflect — *think, cogitate, reason, speculate, deliberate Analogous words: *consider, contemplate, study, weigh: *ponder, muse, meditate, ruminate …
12reflect — verb 1 send back light/heat/sound ADVERB ▪ dimly, dully ▪ The sun reflected dully off the stone walls. ▪ In Milton s poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly reflects his former glory. ▪ directly …
13reflect — v. 1) ( to think about ) to reflect closely; seriously 2) (D; intr.) to reflect on, upon ( to think about ) (to reflect on one s past mistakes) 3) (d; intr.) to reflect on ( to discredit ) (her unfounded accusations reflected on her credibility)… …
14reflect — re|flect W1S2 [rıˈflekt] v ↑reflection ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(image)¦ 2¦(be a sign of something)¦ 3¦(light/heat/sound)¦ 4¦(think about something)¦ Phrasal verbs reflect on/upon somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reflectere …
15reflect — /rI flekt/ verb 1 (T) if a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it throws back the light etc that hits it: White clothes are cooler because they reflect the heat. | The moon reflects the sun s rays. | be reflected in: She could see… …
16reflect */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈflekt] / US verb Word forms reflect : present tense I/you/we/they reflect he/she/it reflects present participle reflecting past tense reflected past participle reflected 1) a) [transitive] physics if a surface reflects something, you can… …
17reflect — 01. The trees looked beautiful [reflected] in the lake s quiet surface. 02. The old woman stared at her [reflection] in the mirror, thinking of her youthful days. 03. Charles Dickens once said, [Reflect] on your present blessings, of which every… …
18reflect — re|flect [ rı flekt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to show the existence or nature of something: He said that the statement did not reflect his own views. be reflected in: Public anger is reflected in the latest opinion polls. 2. ) intransitive to… …
19reflect — [[t]rɪfle̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ reflects, reflecting, reflected 1) VERB If something reflects an attitude or situation, it shows that the attitude or situation exists or it shows what it is like. [V n] The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between… …
20reflect on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reflect on : present tense I/you/we/they reflect on he/she/it reflects on present participle reflecting on past tense reflected on past participle reflected on reflect on someone/something to give people a… …
