Definition of reflect

• v. - To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.
• v. - To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
• v. i. - To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
• v. i. - To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
• v. i. - To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules.
• v. i. - To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.