reflect

1. (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
2. (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
3. (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
4. (intransitive) To be mirrored.
5. (transitive) To agree with; to closely follow.
6. (transitive) To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
7. (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈflɛkt/

Etymology

Cognate with English: reflex

In summary

From Old French reflecter (“to bend back, turn back”), from Latin reflectō (“I reflect”), from re- (“again”) + flectō (“I bend, I curve”). Compare English reflex.

Synonyms

think

🤔

consider

ponder

mirror

🪞

meditate

contemplate

deliberate

think about

ruminate

shine

think over

cogitate

think carefully

reason

speculate

muse

mull

show

reverberate

reflex

study

recall

reflection

reflect on

return

recollect

project

excogitate

bethink

echo

brood

mull over

think of

decide

reveal

cast

resonate

reflected

remember

conceive

rebound

indicate

imitate

judge

🧑‍⚖️

glitter

chew over

imagine

mediate

gleam

glint

Translations

réfléchir

riflettere

refléter

nachdenken

🤔

reflejar

reflexionar

refletir

🪞

reflektieren

reflecteren

düşünmek

🤔

penser

🤔

reflectir

pensare

🤔

nadenken

terugkaatsen

Sentences

Symbols sometimes change to reflect mergers .

We can reflect this movement by dividing the homogeneous coordinate by a constant .