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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reflect \Re*flect"\ v. i.
     1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or
        beams.
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     2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert;
        to return.
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              Whose virtues will, I hope,
              Reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth. --Shak.
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     3. To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to
        contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what
        passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or
        phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest
        thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to
        moral truth or rules.
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              We can not be said to reflect upon any external
              object, except so far as that object has been
              previously perceived, and its image become part and
              parcel of our intellectual furniture. --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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              All men are concious of the operations of their own
              minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there
              few who reflect upon them, or make them objects of
              thought.                              --Reid.
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              As I much reflected, much I mourned.  --Prior.
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     4. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
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              Errors of wives reflect on husbands still. --Dryden.
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              Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of
              his late majesty.                     --Swift.
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     Syn: To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate;
          ponder; muse; ruminate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reflect \Re*flect"\ (r?*fl?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Reflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Reflecting.] [L. reflectere,
     reflexum; pref. re- re- + flectere to bend or turn. See
     Flexible, and cf. Reflex, v.]
     1. To bend back; to give a backwa?d turn to; to throw back;
        especially, to cause to return after striking upon any
        surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished
        metals reflect heat.
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              Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our
              quotations.                           --Fuller.
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              Bodies close together reflect their own color.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
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              Nature is the glass reflecting God,
              As by the sea reflected is the sun.   --Young.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reflect \Re*flect"\ (r?*fl?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Reflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Reflecting.] [L. reflectere,
     reflexum; pref. re- re- + flectere to bend or turn. See
     Flexible, and cf. Reflex, v.]
     1. To bend back; to give a backwa?d turn to; to throw back;
        especially, to cause to return after striking upon any
        surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished
        metals reflect heat.
  
              Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our
              quotations.                           --Fuller.
  
              Bodies close together reflect their own color.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
  
              Nature is the glass reflecting God, As by the sea
              reflected is the sun.                 --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reflect \Re*flect"\ v. i.
     1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or
        beams.
  
     2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert;
        to return.
  
              Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as
              Titan's rays on earth.                --Shak.
  
     3. To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to
        contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what
        passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or
        phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest
        thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to
        moral truth or rules.
  
              We can not be said to reflect upon any external
              object, except so far as that object has been
              previously perceived, and its image become part and
              parcel of our intellectual furniture. --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
  
              All men are concious of the operations of their own
              minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there
              few who reflect upon them, or make them objects of
              thought.                              --Reid.
  
              As I much reflected, much I mourned.  --Prior.
  
     4. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
  
              Errors of wives reflect on husbands still. --Dryden.
  
              Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of
              his late majesty.                     --Swift.
  
     Syn: To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate;
          ponder; muse; ruminate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  reflect
       v 1: manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true
            beliefs"
       2: 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" [syn: reverberate]
       3: 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" [syn: chew
          over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate,
           muse, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate]
       4: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive
          carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: shine]
       5: give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest
          in the project reflects badly on him"
       6: give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room
          reflects on the student"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reflect
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αντανακλώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reflect
     Englanti vb.
     1 heijastaa
     2 kuvastaa
     3 (rak en (up)on) miettiä, mietiskellä, pohtia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reflect
     Engelska vb.
     1 spegla, reflektera; låta något som träffar en yta studsa tillbaka
     2 (återspegla)spegla, reflektera
     3 reflektera över, fundera allvarligt på

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  reflect /ɹɪflˈɛkt/
  bedink, hom besin, oorweeg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Reflect /ɹɪflˈɛkt/
  إعكس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reflect //ɹɪˈflɛkt// 
  1. отразявам се 2.
  to be bent back from a surface
   3.
  to be mirrored
  2. отразявам 2.
  to bend back from a surface
   3.
  to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
   4.
  to mirror, or show the image of something
  3. размишлявам
  to think seriously; to ponder or consider