[
US
/ɹɪˈfɫɛkt/
]
[ UK /ɹɪflˈɛkt/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪflˈɛkt/ ]
VERB
-
be bright by reflecting or casting light
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects -
give evidence of a certain behavior
His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him -
show an image of
her sunglasses reflected his image -
manifest or bring back
This action reflects his true beliefs -
reflect deeply on a subject
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
I mulled over the events of the afternoon -
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
Sound is reflected well in this auditorium -
give evidence of the quality of
The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
How To Use reflect In A Sentence
- In the sunlight, the steel surface comes alive with reflections, picking up the green of the surrounding grass.
- The authors concluded that creativity and psychotic symptomatology do indeed reflect equivalent forms of cognitive processing.
- I mean they ought to be able to reflect on possible alternative views, and some do.
- The rounded flakes, with less surface area to reflect light, lose brilliance.
- The diverse problems of succession and authority which face the brothers, the audience, and the poet reflect upon one other throughout, and this self-awareness renders nugatory the traditional criticism of Statius as derivative.
- The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
- Prior to testing, stimulus males were kept for some days in aquaria with a one-way mirror on one side to acclimatize them with their reflected image.
- The third-quarter results reflect continued improvements in productivity.
- The orchestrated escort and the accompanying police violence in clearing the picket reflected the involvement of city based police, the local constabulary having been cooperative with the workers.
- The name Breizoz reflects the Celtic origin of the galette and crêpe, as well as the modern setting for this crêperie.