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Verb
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:39:01::)
(manifest or bring back)
"This action reflects his true beliefs"
S:
(v)
chew over (chew_over%2:31:00::)
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think over (think_over%2:31:00::)
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meditate (meditate%2:31:00::)
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ponder (ponder%2:31:00::)
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excogitate (excogitate%2:31:00::)
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contemplate (contemplate%2:31:01::)
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muse (muse%2:31:00::)
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reflect (reflect%2:31:00::)
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mull (mull%2:31:00::)
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mull over (mull_over%2:31:00::)
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ruminate (ruminate%2:31:00::)
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speculate (speculate%2:31:00::)
(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"
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:39:00::)
,
reverberate (reverberate%2:39:04::)
(to throw or bend back (from a surface))
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:43:00::)
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shine (shine%2:43:01::)
(be bright by reflecting or casting light)
"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:39:02::)
(show an image of)
"her sunglasses reflected his image"
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:32:01::)
(give evidence of a certain behavior)
"His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
S:
(v)
reflect (reflect%2:32:00::)
(give evidence of the quality of)
"The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"