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reflect

/ reflect /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give evidence of the quality of
"The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
Type of:
attest certify manifest
Kinds of:
mirror
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
give evidence of a certain behavior
"His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
Type of:
attest certify manifest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface)
"A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person''s eyes"
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
Kinds of:
reverberate mirror
Derived:
reflector
Verb group:
reverberate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
acoustics
verb Sense 4
manifest or bring back
"This action reflects his true beliefs"
Type of:
indicate point show
Kinds of:
redound
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
be bright by reflecting or casting light
"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
Type of:
emit give out give off
Kinds of:
resplend glare opalesce luminesce sparkle
Derived:
shiner radiance radiancy shine effulgence
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
premeditate theologize theologise introspect bethink
Derived:
meditation speculation contemplation reflection reflexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
2
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attest certify manifest mirror reverberate indicate point show redound emit give out give off