Word Meaning

reflect definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for reflect

- accurately represent
- Bounce back (light)
- Consider at length
- Considerat length
- Form an image in a mirror
- Meditate
- Send back concerning fairy's return at court
- Think about what a mirror does
- Think carefully
- To mirror