reflect

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛkt/

The English word “reflect” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
To mirror, or show the image of something.
To be mirrored.
To agree with; to closely follow.
To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

Etymology

From Old French reflecter (“to bend back, turn back”), from Latin reflectō (“to reflect”), from re- (“again”) + flectō (“to bend, to curve”). Compare English reflex.

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