reflect

Meaning

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

think carefully

speculate

bethink

meditate upon

ponder over

self-examination

take into account

have at heart

reflected light

throw back light

be anxious about

think deeply

rely on something

scratch one’s head

deliberate about

muse upon

give off rays

cogitate about

consider about

be anxious

heart-searching

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈflɛkt/

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.

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