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1reflect — [ri flekt′] vt. [ME reflecten < MFr reflecter < L reflectere < re , back + flectere, to bend] 1. to bend or throw back (light, heat, or sound) 2. to give back an image of; mirror or reproduce 3. to cast or bring back as a consequence:… …
2Reflect — Re*flect v. i. 1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams. [1913 Webster] 2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return. [1913 Webster] Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as Titan s rays… …
3reflect — verb 1 send back light/heat/sound ADVERB ▪ dimly, dully ▪ The sun reflected dully off the stone walls. ▪ In Milton s poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly reflects his former glory. ▪ directly …
4reflect — /rI flekt/ verb 1 (T) if a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it throws back the light etc that hits it: White clothes are cooler because they reflect the heat. | The moon reflects the sun s rays. | be reflected in: She could see… …
5reflect — re|flect W1S2 [rıˈflekt] v ↑reflection ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(image)¦ 2¦(be a sign of something)¦ 3¦(light/heat/sound)¦ 4¦(think about something)¦ Phrasal verbs reflect on/upon somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reflectere …
6reflect */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈflekt] / US verb Word forms reflect : present tense I/you/we/they reflect he/she/it reflects present participle reflecting past tense reflected past participle reflected 1) a) [transitive] physics if a surface reflects something, you can… …
7reflect — 01. The trees looked beautiful [reflected] in the lake s quiet surface. 02. The old woman stared at her [reflection] in the mirror, thinking of her youthful days. 03. Charles Dickens once said, [Reflect] on your present blessings, of which every… …
8reflect — [[t]rɪfle̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ reflects, reflecting, reflected 1) VERB If something reflects an attitude or situation, it shows that the attitude or situation exists or it shows what it is like. [V n] The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between… …
9reflect — re|flect [ rı flekt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to show the existence or nature of something: He said that the statement did not reflect his own views. be reflected in: Public anger is reflected in the latest opinion polls. 2. ) intransitive to… …
10reflect*/*/*/ — [rɪˈflekt] verb 1) [T] if a surface reflects something, you can see the image of that thing on the surface I caught a glimpse of them reflected in the mirror.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if something reflects light, heat etc, the light, heat etc comes back off …
