Reflect

  • 21reflect — verb 1》 (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.     ↘(of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of. 2》 embody or represent in a faithful or appropriate way: the letters reflect all aspects of his life.… …

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  • 22reflect*/*/*/ — [rɪˈflekt] verb 1) [T] if a surface reflects something, you can see the image of that thing on the surface I caught a glimpse of them reflected in the mirror.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if something reflects light, heat etc, the light, heat etc comes back off …

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  • 23reflect on — re ˈflect on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they reflect on he/she/it reflects on present participle reflecting on past tense reflected on …

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  • 24Reflect — Das re.flect ist ein kostenloses Stadtmagazin in Stuttgart, das sich mit den Themen Nachtleben, Konzerte, Lifestyle, Mode und Entertainment beschäftigt. Das Magazin liegt in verschiedenen Shops, Diskotheken, Friseuren, Kinos und weiteren… …

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  • 25reflect on — verb a) To think carefully about something, and give it due consideration. It is sometimes useful to be able to reflect on class or interface types in native code as well. b) To access details of (a data type, etc.) at run time using …

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  • 26reflect on — phr verb Reflect on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑sun, ↑sunlight Reflect on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑past …

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  • 27reflect — reflectedly, adv. reflectedness, n. reflectibility, n. reflectible, adj. reflectingly, adv. /ri flekt /, v.t. 1. to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall. 2. to give back or show an… …

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  • 28reflect — Synonyms and related words: act like, adumbrate, affect, allude to, arch, assume, attract, be abstracted, bend, bend back, blurt, blurt out, body forth, borrow, bounce back, bow, bring, bring back, bring to light, bring to mind, brood, brood over …

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  • 29reflect — [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17],… …

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  • 30reflect — verb 1) the snow reflects light Syn: send back, throw back, cast back 2) their expressions reflected their feelings Syn: indicate, show, display, demonstrate, be evidence of, register, reveal, betray …

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