REFLECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of reflect in English

(Definition of reflect from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of reflect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of reflect

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Particularly troubling to us is that no means is offered for determining at what time(s) a given parameter reflects either planning or control.
We should note, however, that it is questionable to what extent such taxonomies reflect the nature of the underlying psychological processes.
This point is reflected in the pupil's reactions illustrated above.
In the model, word final stops and fricatives were given weaker representations in the normal case to reflect their lower salience.
This ambivalence was reflected in the continuous violation of the cease-fire agreement by both parties.
Memory complaints do reflect perceptions of past memory performance and are also an early manifestation of memory impairment.
Sandalwood is graded into a number of classes which reflect different quality of scented heartwood and to distinguish between dried heartwood and sapwood timber.
More policies that reflect systems thinking are needed.
The theoretical debate has moved beyond the subject of interpretation of the past, to the necessity to reflect on archaeology itself.
The themes reflect the research interests of the various authors.
If his wife did these things, it reflected well on the man.
Interestingly, the above study, although discusses course content in detail, does reflect the evaluations from perceived student's needs.
The log(likelihood) is substantially worse, reflecting the large sample size in the simulation.
Moreover, in many cases, the rejection rates based on finite-sample critical values increase substantially, reflecting the convergence of asymptotic and finite-sample critical values.
The reduced exercise performance may reflect lack of habitual exercise patterns and training background.
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Translations of reflect

in Chinese (Traditional)
返回, 反射(光、熱、聲等), 反映,映出(影像)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
返回, 反射(光、热、声等), 反映,映出(影像)…
in Spanish
reflejar, reflexionar…
in Portuguese
refletir…
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प्रतिबिंबीत, परावर्तित, दाखवणे…
(水や鏡に)~を映す, ~を示す, 反映する…
yansıtmak, belirtmek, göstermek…
refléter, réfléchir, renvoyer…
reflectir, reflexionar…
weerkaatsen, weerspiegelen, nadenken…
ஒரு மேற்பரப்பு ஒளி, வெப்பம், ஒலி அல்லது ஒரு படத்தை பிரதிபலித்தால்…
प्रतिबिंबित होना, परावर्तित होना, दर्शाना…
પ્રતિબિંબિત થવું, બતાવો, મનન કરવું…
reflektere, kaste tilbage, genspejle…
reflektera, återspegla, fundera…
memantul, wajah mengimbas di cermin, berfikir dengan berhati-hati…
reflektieren, spiegeln, überlegen…
speile seg, reflektere, gjenspeile…
عکس ڈالنا, منعکس کرنا, عکاسی کرنا…
відбивати, віддзеркалювати, міркувати…
отражать, размышлять, раздумывать…
ప్రతిబింబి చేయడం, ఒక దానిని చూపించడం, చెప్పడం…
يَعْكِس, يُفكِّر, يَتأمَّل…
প্রতিবিম্বিত হত্তয়া, দেখানো, ভাবপ্রকাশ করা অথবা কোনোকিছুর চিহ্ন হয়ে ওঠা…
odrážet, zrcadlit, přemýšlet…
memantulkan, memberi bayangan, merenungkan…
สะท้อนกลับ, สะท้อนให้เห็น, ไตร่ตรอง…
phản xạ, phản chiếu, cân nhắc…
odzwierciedlać, odbijać, odbijać (się)…
반사하다, 반영하다, 심사숙고하다…
riflettere, riflettersi…
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