Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
- intransitive verb To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
- intransitive verb To make apparent; express or manifest.
- intransitive verb To bring as a consequence.
- intransitive verb Archaic To bend back.
- intransitive verb To be bent or thrown back: synonym: echo.
- intransitive verb To give something back, as light or sound.
- intransitive verb To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something.
- intransitive verb To bring blame or discredit.
- intransitive verb To think seriously. synonym: think.
- intransitive verb To express carefully considered thoughts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A reflection.
- To bend back; turn back; cast back; throw back again.
- Hence, figuratively, to bend the will of; persuade.
- 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. Seereflection , 2. - To give back an image or likeness of; mirror.
- To bend or turn back; be reflected.
- To throw back light, heat, sound, etc.; give reflections; return rays or beams; as, a reflecting mirror or gem.
- 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.
- To bring reproach; cast censure or blame: followed by on or upon.
- To shine.
- Synonyms To consider, meditate upon, etc. (see list under
contemplate ), cogitate, ruminate, study.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bend back; to give a backwa�d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface
- transitive verb To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
- intransitive verb To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
- intransitive verb To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
- intransitive verb 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.
- intransitive verb To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
bend back (light , etc.) from asurface . - verb intransitive To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
- verb transitive To
mirror , or show theimage of something. - verb intransitive To be
mirrored . - verb transitive To
agree with; to closelyfollow . - verb transitive To give
evidence of someone's or something'scharacter etc. - verb intransitive To
think seriously ; toponder orconsider .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be bright by reflecting or casting light
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
- verb show an image of
- verb give evidence of the quality of
- verb to throw or bend back (from a surface)
- verb manifest or bring back
- verb give evidence of a certain behavior
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English reflecten, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectere, to bend back : re-, re- + flectere, to bend.]
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