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reflect
v. mirror, send back a mirror image; send back energy from a surface; send back, cause to return; express, give a particular impression; contemplate, think; be sent back as light; reverberate


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Reflection
Reflection or reflexion may refer to:Reflection (physics), a wave phenomenon commonly observed in mirrors.Reflection (electrical), reflected voltage in an electrical signal due to an impedance changeIntrospection, contemplation on one-self (opposite of extrospection)Human self-reflection, the process of thoughtful meditation or ruminationReflection (mathematics), a transformation of a spaceReflection group, a group generated by reflectionsReflection principle, a theorem of set theoryReflection formula, which relates function values for arguments on opposite sides of a pointPoint reflection, a reflection across a pointReflection (linear algebra), a linear transformation that squares to the identityReflection, a song by Christina AguileraReflection (computer graphics) and renderingReflection (computer science), a programming language feature for metaprogrammingReflection (band), a Finnish bandReflection, a piece of installation art by Shane Cooper also called "Parasight""Reflection", an online card game developed by Free Fall Associates.Reflection, an episode of Power Rangers: SPD.
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reflect
Verb
1. manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
(hypernym) indicate, point, show
(hyponym) redound
2. to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
(synonym) reverberate
(hyponym) reverberate
(verb-group) reverberate
(derivation) reflector
(classification) acoustics
3. reflect deeply on a subject; "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"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
4. be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
(synonym) shine
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) resplend
5. give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
(hypernym) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
6. give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
(hypernym) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
(hyponym) mirror


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Reflect
(v.)
To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
  
 
(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. 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 throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
  
 
(v. i.)
To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
  
 
(v. i.)
To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
  

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reflect
v. a.
1. throw back
اُلٹا پھينکنا
2. mirror
عکس ڈالنا
Nature is the glass reflecting God, As by the sea reflected is the sun (Young)
مايا بھي ہے رام جي کا درپن سورج کے ہيں جيسے جل ميں درشن )F.C.(
reflect
v. n.
1. return rays or beams
منعکس ہونا, عکس ڈالنا, عکس دکھانا, چمکنا, (انعکاس کرنا)
2. revert
پلٹا کھانا, پلٹنا, اُچٹنا, پھر جانا, لوٹنا, مڑنا
Inanimate matter moves always in a straight line, and never reflects in an angle.
بيجان چيزيں ہميشہ سيدھے خط ميں چلتي ہيں اور کبھي مڑتي نہيں
3. contemplate
خيال کرنا, غور کرنا, خوض کرنا, سوچنا, بچارنا, فکر کرنا, انديشہ کرنا
In every action reflect upon the end.
ہر کام ميں پہلے انجام سوچ لو
4. cast reproach
الزام لگانا, طعن کرنا, دوش دينا, حرف لانا
Errors of wives reflect on husbands.
بيويوں کي غلطي اُن کے خاوندوں پر حرف لاتي ہے

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