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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | reflectere 'to bend back', from flectere 'to bend' |
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1 if a person or a thing is reflected in a mirror, glass, or water, you can see an image of the person or thing on the surface of the mirror, glass, or water
image
[transitive usually passive]2 to show or be a sign of a particular situation or feeling : 
The drop in consumer spending reflects concern about the economy.
be a sign of something
[transitive not usually in progressive]The drop in consumer spending reflects concern about the economy. be reflected in something The increasing racial diversity of the US is reflected in the latest census statistics.
The increasing racial diversity of the US is reflected in the latest census statistics. reflect who/what/how etc How much you're paid reflects how important you are to the company you work for.
How much you're paid reflects how important you are to the company you work for.3
light/heat/sound
a) [transitive] if a surface reflects light, heat, or sound, it sends back the light etc that reaches it : Wear something white - it reflects the heat.
Wear something white - it reflects the heat.b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if light, heat, or sound reflects off something it reaches, it comes back from it
4 to think carefully about something, or to say something that you have been thinking about
think about something
[intransitive and transitive]reflect on/upon somebody/something
phrasal verbIf my children are rude, that reflects on me as a parent.