reflect

Verb

reflect (third-person singular simple present reflects, present participle reflecting, simple past and past participle reflected)

1. (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
   • A mirror reflects the light that shines on it.
2. (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
   • The moonlight reflected from the surface of water.
3. (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
   • The shop window reflected his image as he walked past.
4. (intransitive) To be mirrored.
   • His image reflected from the shop window as he walked past.
5. (transitive) To agree with; to closely follow.
   • Entries in English dictionaries aim to reflect common usage.
6. (transitive) To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
   • The team's victory reflects the Captain's abilities.
   • The teacher's ability reflects well on the school.
7. (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
   • People do that sort of thing every day, without ever stopping to reflect on the consequences.
   • Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 165