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# reflect

verb (reflect, reflects, reflected, reflecting)

«reflect» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. When a surface reflects light, sound or heat, it sends it back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#m1)
2. A mirror or water reflects you when it shows your image. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#m2)
3. To reflect on something means to think about it carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#m3)
4. To reflect something can mean to show it, like a face reflecting how someone feels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, light reflects off mirrors and shiny surfaces, which is how we see things; the Moon shines because it reflects sunlight. White and shiny things reflect heat, so light clothes keep you cooler. In safety, reflective strips on bags and jackets help drivers see you at night. In maths, to reflect a shape means to flip it in a mirror line (a reflection). In school, teachers ask you to «reflect on your learning» — think about what went well.

### Examples

- A mirror reflects light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x1)
- The Moon reflects light from the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x2)
- The trees were reflected in the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x3)
- Reflect the triangle in the dotted line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x4)
- Wear something that reflects light when you walk at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x5)
- Take a minute to reflect on what you learned today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x6)
- White roofs reflect heat and keep houses cool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x7)
- Her smile reflected how happy she was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x8)
- Smee reflected. “I can’t think of a thing,” he said regretfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: reflected, reflecting. Noun «reflection». In maths a reflection makes a mirror image: the shape is the same size but flipped, each point the same distance from the mirror line. Reflect (bounce back) is different from «absorb» (soak up). The Moon does not make its own light.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah "reflect upon this" is a call to think deeply about the secret of the letters.

**Interpretation.** The text often urges the reader to ponder the seven double letters, which are read as a hint to deeper meaning.

### Examples

- The double consonants are seven, בגד כפרת and not six, they are seven and not eight; reflect upon this (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reflect/#x1)
- A similar view is reflected in the midrashicic and Kabbalistic literature, where Torah or Wisdom acts as a participant or instrument in the Work of Creation; see e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reflect/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb: reflected, reflecting. Noun «reflection». In maths a reflection makes a mirror image: the shape is the same size but flipped, each point the same distance from the mirror line. Reflect (bounce back) is different from «absorb» (soak up). The Moon does not make its own light.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reflect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reflect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reflect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reflect.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «reflect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reflect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reflect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/reflect.html) on Mova free.