REFLECT


Meaning of REFLECT in English

verb

1 send back light/heat/sound

ADVERB

▪ dimly , dully

The sun ~ed dully off the stone walls.

In Milton's poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly ~s his former glory.

▪ directly

Light ~s directly off a face of a crystal.

▪ back

PREPOSITION

▪ from

The screen ~s light from the sun.

▪ off

2 show/express sth

ADVERB

▪ clearly

▪ directly

▪ accurately , closely , correctly , faithfully , well

Does this opinion poll accurately ~ the public mood?

▪ adequately

The punishment should adequately ~ the revulsion felt by most people for this appalling crime.

▪ merely , simply

This year's budget simply ~s the fact that we have fewer people out of work.

▪ not necessarily

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily ~ those of the editor.

▪ badly , poorly

This kind of conduct ~s very poorly on you.

▪ negatively

information that may ~ negatively on research participants

▪ strongly

Senegalese culture strongly ~s influences from Islamic rulers.

VERB + REFLECT

▪ be designed to

The exhibition is designed to ~ the diversity of the nation and its regions.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

The condition of the house is ~ed in its low price.

3 think deeply

ADVERB

▪ bitterly , ruefully ( esp. BrE ), wryly

He ~ed ruefully that the his money didn't buy as much as it used to

One good thing, he ~ed wryly, was that none of his colleagues would find out.

▪ critically

an opportune time to ~ critically on the city's past

VERB + REFLECT

▪ pause to

▪ leave sb to

He was left to ~ on the implications of his decision.

PREPOSITION

▪ on , upon

She paused to ~ on what she had achieved.

PHRASES

▪ time to ~

I need time to ~.

Reflect is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ data , ↑ difference , ↑ estimate , ↑ eye , ↑ figure , ↑ image , ↑ light , ↑ mirror , ↑ move , ↑ music , ↑ painting , ↑ practice , ↑ remark , ↑ result , ↑ score , ↑ trend , ↑ view , ↑ writing

Reflect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ambivalence , ↑ anxiety , ↑ attitude , ↑ beam , ↑ change , ↑ character , ↑ complexity , ↑ consensus , ↑ conviction , ↑ credit , ↑ culture , ↑ desire , ↑ difference , ↑ disagreement , ↑ disappointment , ↑ discredit , ↑ diversity , ↑ experience , ↑ extent , ↑ fact , ↑ feeling , ↑ glare , ↑ ideal , ↑ impact , ↑ importance , ↑ improvement , ↑ inability , ↑ increase , ↑ influence , ↑ light , ↑ limitation , ↑ misunderstanding , ↑ mood , ↑ nature , ↑ need , ↑ origin , ↑ perception , ↑ personality , ↑ pessimism , ↑ philosophy , ↑ point of view , ↑ preference , ↑ radiation , ↑ range , ↑ ray , ↑ reality , ↑ reluctance , ↑ sentiment , ↑ severity , ↑ shift , ↑ spirit , ↑ sun , ↑ taste , ↑ tendency , ↑ theme , ↑ trend , ↑ understanding , ↑ variation , ↑ view , ↑ viewpoint , ↑ wish

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