Verb
(transitive) To think carefully about (something), and give it due consideration.
(transitive, computing) To access details of (a data type, etc.) at run-time using reflection.
To give an impression of (used with an adverb).
The recent spate of vandalism by pupils does not reflect well on the school.
If others would but reflect on mathematical truths as deeply and as continuously as I have, they would make my discoveries. Carl Friedrich Gauss
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points. Confucius
Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down. John Kenneth Galbraith
To be in Florence is to reflect on Europe's intricate diversity - and its lost creativity. Timothy Garton Ash
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream. Adam Schiff
The scientific world is to be less threatening than was feared. It is to made safe for human beings. And the way to make it safe is to reflect on the foundation of knowledge. Simon Blackburn