to reflect on
51reflect well/badly on — bring about a good or bad impression of. → reflect …
52reflect — verb 1) the snow reflects light Syn: send back, throw back, cast back 2) their expressions reflected their feelings Syn: indicate, show, display, demonstrate, be evidence of, register, reveal, betray …
53reflect badly on — stunts like these reflect badly on our school Syn: discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame, put in a bad light, damage, tarnish the reputation of, give a bad name to, bring into disrepute …
54reflect — re•flect [[t]rɪˈflɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) opt to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface 2) to give back or show an image of; mirror 3) to serve to cast or bring (credit, discredit, etc.) 4) to express; show: followers reflecting the views… …
55reflect — /rəˈflɛkt / (say ruh flekt) verb (t) 1. to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) after incidence. 2. to give back or show an image of; mirror. 3. to throw or cast back; cause to return or rebound. 4. to reproduce; show: followers reflecting the… …
56reflect — 1. To cast a reflection. Noho ke aka, ili ke aka. Also: ho ohuaka, huaka, ākuli. ♦ If the pupil is unskilled, the errors reflect on the teacher, i hemahema ka haumana, ili ka āhewa i ke kumu. 2. Think. No ono o, nalu, wae …
57reflect — [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17],… …
58reflect badly on — DISCREDIT, disgrace, shame, put in a bad light, damage, tarnish the reputation of, give a bad name to, bring into disrepute. → reflect …
59reflect — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re + flectere to bend Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic to turn into or away from a course ; deflect 2. to prevent passage of and cause to change direction < a… …
60reflect — verb /ˈriflɛkt/ a) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface. A mirror reflects the light that shines on it. b) To mirror, or show the image of something. The shop window reflected his image as he walked past …
