1. (

• reflect ,

) manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs" ;

2. (

• chew_over ,
• think_over ,
• meditate ,
• ponder ,
• excogitate ,
• contemplate ,
• muse ,
• reflect ,
• mull ,
• mull_over ,
• ruminate ,
• speculate

) 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" ;

3. (

• reflect ,
• reverberate ,

) to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" ;

4. (

• reflect ,
• shine ,

) be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully;

5. (

• reflect ,

) show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image" ;

6. (

• reflect ,

) give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" ;

7. (

• reflect

) give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" ;

1. (

• reflecting

) causing reflection or having a device that reflects; "a reflecting microscope" ;