reflecting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb manifest or bring back
   reflect.
   
   • This action reflects his true beliefs
2. verb reflect deeply on a subject
   ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
   
   • 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
3. verb to throw or bend back (from a surface)
   reflect; reverberate.
   
   • Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
4. verb be bright by reflecting or casting light
   reflect; shine.
   
   • Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
5. verb show an image of
   reflect.
   
   • her sunglasses reflected his image
6. verb give evidence of a certain behavior
   reflect.
   
   • His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
7. verb give evidence of the quality of
   reflect.
   
   • The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
8. adjective satellite causing reflection or having a device that reflects
   
   • a reflecting microscope

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