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- pronunciation:
- rih
flekt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
reflects, reflecting, reflected |
| definition 1: |
to throw back (light, heat, sound, or the like), as from a surface.
The surface of the water reflected the bright sunlight.
- similar words:
- cast, echo, mirror, resonate, resound, return, reverberate
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| definition 2: |
of a mirror or mirrorlike surface, to cast back (an image).
The ocean reflected the setting sun.The mirror reflected his wrinkled and worn-out face.
- synonyms:
- mirror
- similar words:
- cast, image
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| definition 3: |
to show forth; make apparent.
His acts reflected his anxious state of mind.Your research paper reflects hard work and careful thought.- synonyms:
- demonstrate, display, express, register, show
- similar words:
- exhibit, expose, manifest, reveal
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| related words: |
mirror, obey, pattern |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be returned back as heat or light.
The light reflects beautifully off the surface of the lake.- similar words:
- rebound
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| definition 2: |
to throw back an image.
A mirror reflects.- similar words:
- shine
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| definition 3: |
to ponder or think about (often fol. by "on").
She needed time to reflect before making such an important decision.He reflected on the problem for quite some time.- synonyms:
- contemplate, meditate, mull, ponder, ruminate
- similar words:
- chew over, cogitate, consider, study, think
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| definition 4: |
to show forth a particular aspect, as of a person's capability or character (usu. fol. by "on").
The results reflect badly on her.- similar words:
- consider, damage, diminish, discredit, enhance, favor, impair, improve, undermine
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| related words: |
brood, deliberate, echo, meditate, speculate, wonder |
adverb + (v.)reflect
accurately, merely, necessarily, part, partly
(v.)reflect
+ adverb
poorly
(v.)reflect
+ noun
ambivalence,
assumption,
attitude,
awareness,
belief,
bias,
broadcast,
change,
commitment,
complexity,
composition,
concern,
consensus,
decline,
desire,
difference,
diversity,
emphasis,
influence,
mood,
opinion,
orientation,
pattern,
perception,
personality,
philosophy,
pool,
preference,
priority,
reality,
sentiment,
shift,
tendency,
tension,
theme,
trend,
value,
variation,
view
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| derivations: |
reflectingly (adv.), reflectibility (n.) |
The word reflect
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
flect, flex
Latin
root
that means bend
Example words:
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