Dictionary entry details
• REFLECT (verb)
Meaning:
Manifest or bring back
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
This action reflects his true beliefs
Hypernyms (to "reflect" is one way to...):
indicate; point; show (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reflect"):
redound (be deflected)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
To throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface)
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
reflect; reverberate
Context examples:
A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes / Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
Domain category:
acoustics (the study of the physical properties of sound)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reflect"):
reverberate (be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves)
mirror (reflect as if in a mirror)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Reflect deeply on a subject
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
chew over; think over; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; ruminate; excogitate; reflect; speculate; contemplate
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "reflect" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reflect"):
premeditate (think or reflect beforehand or in advance)
theologise; theologize (make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects)
introspect (reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings)
bethink (consider or ponder something carefully)
cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
question; wonder (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation)
puzzle (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide)
consider; study (give careful consideration to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Be bright by reflecting or casting light
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
shine; reflect
Context example:
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
Hypernyms (to "reflect" is one way to...):
emit; give off; give out (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reflect"):
resplend (be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly)
glare (be sharply reflected)
opalesce (reflect light or colors like an opal)
luminesce (be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence)
coruscate; scintillate; sparkle (reflect brightly)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Give evidence of a certain behavior
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
Hypernyms (to "reflect" is one way to...):
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Give evidence of the quality of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
Hypernyms (to "reflect" is one way to...):
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "reflect"):
mirror (reflect or resemble)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
