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- phr verbReflect from is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑sunlight
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Reflect — Re*flect v. i. 1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams. [1913 Webster] 2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return. [1913 Webster] Whose virtues will, I hope, Reflect on Rome, as Titan s rays… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reflect — [ri flekt′] vt. [ME reflecten < MFr reflecter < L reflectere < re , back + flectere, to bend] 1. to bend or throw back (light, heat, or sound) 2. to give back an image of; mirror or reproduce 3. to cast or bring back as a consequence:… … English World dictionary
reflect — (v.) early 15c., to divert, to turn aside, deflect, from O.Fr. reflecter (14c.), from L. reflectere (see REFLECTION (Cf. reflection)). Of mirrors or polished surfaces, to shine back light rays or images, 1520s; meaning to turn one s thoughts back … Etymology dictionary
reflect — verb 1 send back light/heat/sound ADVERB ▪ dimly, dully ▪ The sun reflected dully off the stone walls. ▪ In Milton s poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly reflects his former glory. ▪ directly … Collocations dictionary
reflect — re|flect W1S2 [rıˈflekt] v ↑reflection ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(image)¦ 2¦(be a sign of something)¦ 3¦(light/heat/sound)¦ 4¦(think about something)¦ Phrasal verbs reflect on/upon somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: reflectere … Dictionary of contemporary English
reflect — verb 1》 (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it. ↘(of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of. 2》 embody or represent in a faithful or appropriate way: the letters reflect all aspects of his life.… … English new terms dictionary
reflect — 01. The trees looked beautiful [reflected] in the lake s quiet surface. 02. The old woman stared at her [reflection] in the mirror, thinking of her youthful days. 03. Charles Dickens once said, [Reflect] on your present blessings, of which every… … Grammatical examples in English
reflect — [[t]rɪfle̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ reflects, reflecting, reflected 1) VERB If something reflects an attitude or situation, it shows that the attitude or situation exists or it shows what it is like. [V n] The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between… … English dictionary
reflect — [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17],… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
reflect — [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17],… … Word origins
