Something that reflects comes back to you. If you look in a mirror, you will see your reflected image. If you reflect on your past experiences, you look at them once again thoughtfully.
To bend back; to give a backwad turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface;
Verb
reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Verb
give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
Verb
give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
Verb
to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person''s eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
Verb
manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
Verb
be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
v.
To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back;
especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a
mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.
v.
To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
v. i.
To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays
or beams.
v. i.
To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to
revert; to return.
v. i.
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.
v. i.
To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
Reflect
Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our quotations.
Bodies close together reflect their own color.2.
Nature is the glass reflecting God, As by the sea reflected is the sun.
Reflect
Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth.3.
We can not be said to reflect upon any external object, except so far as that object has been previously perceived, and its image become part and parcel of our intellectual furniture.
All men are concious of the operations of their own minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there few who reflect upon them, or make them objects of thought.
As I much reflected, much I mourned.4.
Errors of wives reflect on husbands still.
Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of his late majesty.
To bend back; to give a backwad turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface;
To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
Usage Examples
I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people.
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.
Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people.
Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.
I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.
Anybody who has gone through a life-changing experience will tell you there is a different understanding of what is real and what is important, and when you are going through different moments, you can reflect and go, 'I have been through worse.'
Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience of making it that I didn't want to do anything that could reflect it.
Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear we're going down a rabbit hole once again - and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps I've done some damn good here!
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.
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Other Usage ExamplesI am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.
How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.
I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.
I believe music should reflect yourself in some way and not just yourself at the given time. I feel that when you die or when you're going, someone's supposed to listen to that music and know everything about you. And I just try to get that across.
'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.
Alabama citizens, like the vast majority of Americans, respect and value the meaning of decency, and appreciate public institutions that reflect the common values of our society.
And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. I'd be happy to be there at 86.
Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us - a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.
I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America.
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