reflect

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo.
2. v. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
3. v. To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence.
4. v. To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach.
5. v. Archaic To bend back.
6. v. To be bent or thrown back: Her voice reflected off the canyon walls.
7. v. To give something back, as light or sound: a shiny surface that reflects well.
8. v. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something: That student's performance reflects well on the whole school.
9. v. To bring blame or discredit: Hasty preparation of the report will reflect on you.
10. v. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think.
11. v. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To bend back; turn back; cast back; throw back again.
2. Hence, figuratively, to bend the will of; persuade.
3. To cause to return or to throw off after striking or falling on any surface, and in accordance with certain physical laws: as, to reflect light, heat, or sound; incident and reflected rays. See reflection, 2.
4. To give back an image or likeness of; mirror.
5. To bend or turn back; be reflected.
6. To throw back light, heat, sound, etc.; give reflections; return rays or beams; as, a reflecting mirror or gem.
7. To throw or turn back the thoughts upon something; think or consider seriously; revolve matters in the mind, especially in relation to conduct; ponder or meditate.
8. To bring reproach; cast censure or blame: followed by on or upon.
9. To shine.
10. Synonyms To consider, meditate upon, etc. (see list under contemplate), cogitate, ruminate, study.
11. n. A reflection.

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To bend back; to give a backwa�d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface
2. v. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
3. v. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
4. v. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
5. v. 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.
6. v. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. be bright by reflecting or casting light
2. v. reflect deeply on a subject
3. v. show an image of
4. v. give evidence of the quality of
5. v. to throw or bend back (from a surface)
6. v. manifest or bring back
7. v. give evidence of a certain behavior