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English verb: reflect | |||
| 1. | reflect (perception) manifest or bring back | ||
| Samples | This action reflects his true beliefs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | designate, indicate, point, show | ||
| 2. | reflect (cognition) reflect deeply on a subject | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bethink, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize, wonder | ||
| 3. | reflect (perception) to throw or bend back (from a surface) | ||
| Samples | Sound is reflected well in this auditorium. | ||
| Synonyms | reverberate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mirror, reverberate | ||
| Verb group | reverberate | ||
| Domain category | acoustics | ||
| 4. | reflect (weather) be bright by reflecting or casting light | ||
| Samples | Drive carefully--the wet road reflects. | ||
| Synonyms | shine | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, give off, give out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coruscate, glare, luminesce, opalesce, resplend, scintillate, sparkle | ||
| 5. | reflect (perception) show an image of | ||
| Samples | Her sunglasses reflected his image. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Domain category | optics | ||
| 6. | reflect (communication) give evidence of a certain behavior | ||
| Samples | His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest | ||
| Verb group | reflect | ||
| 7. | reflect (communication) give evidence of the quality of | ||
| Samples | The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mirror | ||
| Verb group | reflect | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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