Reflect

//ɹɪˈflɛkt//

Synonyms for "reflect" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Strong matches (62)

Related words (104)

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Translations

224 translations across 48 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • عَكَسَ verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܥܛܦ verb (to bend back from a surface)

Armenian

4 entries
  • անդրադառնալ verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • անդրադառնալ verb (to be mirrored)
  • անդրադարձնել verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • անրադարձնել verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • dəf etmək verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • qaytarmaq verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • əks etdirmək verb (to bend back from a surface)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • отразявам verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • отразявам verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • отразявам verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • отразявам се verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Catalan

2 entries
  • reflectir verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • reflexionar verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 考慮 /考虑 verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 反射 verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • 反映 verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • 考慮 /考虑 verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Czech

4 entries
  • odrazit verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • odrážet verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • odrážet verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • zrcadlit verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Danish

4 entries
  • reflektere verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • reflektere verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • reflektere verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • spejle verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Dutch

4 entries
  • nadenken verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • overwegen verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • weerkaatsen verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • weerkaatsen verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • pripensi verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • speguli verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Estonian

4 entries
  • kajastama verb (to agree with; to closely follow)
  • kajastama verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • peegeldama verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • peegelduma verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Finnish

4 entries
  • heijastaa verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • heijastaa verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • heijastua verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • heijastua verb (to be mirrored)

French

4 entries
  • refléter verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • refléter verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • refléter verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • refléter verb (to agree with; to closely follow)

Georgian

4 entries
  • არეკვლა verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • არეკვლა verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • ასახვა verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • ასხლეტა verb (to bend back from a surface)

German

4 entries
  • gespiegelt werden verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • nachdenken verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • reflektieren verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • reflektieren verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Greek

1 entries
  • ανακλώ verb (to bend back from a surface)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • ביטא verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • החזיר verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • החזיר verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • הרהר verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Hindi

4 entries
  • चिंतन करना verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • प्रतिबिंबित करना verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • प्रतिबिंबित करना verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • प्रतिबिंबित होना verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • belegondol verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • elmélkedik verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • eltöpreng verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • gondolkodik verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Ido

1 entries
  • reflektar verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Irish

2 entries
  • athfhill verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • athfhill verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Italian

4 entries
  • essere riflesso verb (to be mirrored)
  • evidenziare verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • riflettere verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • riflettere verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 反射する verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • 反射する verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • 反射する verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • 反映する verb (to agree with; to closely follow)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • шағылу verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • шағылысу verb (to bend back from a surface)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ជះស្រមោល verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • ជះស្រមោល verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • ធ្វើឲ្យឃើញស្រមោល verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • បញ្ចាំងឲ្យឃើញ verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Korean

3 entries
  • 반사(反射)하다 verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • 반사하다 verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • 반영(反映)하다 verb (to agree with; to closely follow)

Lao

2 entries
  • ຄິດຄືນຫຼັງ verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • ສະທ້ອນກັບ verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Latin

1 entries
  • video verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • бодож эргэцүүлэх verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • дүрслэх verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • ойх тусах verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • тусгах verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Māori

3 entries
  • huritao verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • whakaata verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • whakaata verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • avspeile verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • gjenspeile verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • gjennomtenke verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • gjenspeile verb (to agree with; to closely follow)
  • gjenspeile verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • reflektere verb (to bend back from a surface)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • reflektere verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • reflektere verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • reflektere verb (to give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.)
  • reflektere verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Old English

1 entries
  • glitnian verb (to bend back from a surface)

Persian

1 entries
  • سنجیدن verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Polish

4 entries
  • odbijać verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • odbijać verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • odbijać się verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • odbijać się verb (to be mirrored)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • refletir verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • refletir verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • refletir verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Russian

4 entries
  • отража́ть verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • отража́ть verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • отража́ться verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • отрази́ть verb (to bend back from a surface)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cnuasaich verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • meòraich verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • saoil verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • smaoinich verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Spanish

4 entries
  • cavilar verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • deliberar verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • discurrir verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • elucubrar verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Swedish

2 entries
  • reflektera verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)
  • återkasta verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Telugu

1 entries
  • పరావర్తనం చెందు verb (to be bent back from a surface)

Thai

4 entries
  • สะท้อน verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • สะท้อน verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • สะท้อน verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • สะท้อน verb (to be mirrored)

Turkish

3 entries
  • yansımak verb (to be bent back from a surface)
  • yansıtmak verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • yansıtmak verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • відбива́ти verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • відбива́тися verb (to bend back from a surface)
  • відобра́жати verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)
  • розду́мувати verb (to think seriously; to ponder or consider)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • phản chiếu verb (to mirror, or show the image of something)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Please change your database to reflect the new address as follows.

Source: tatoeba (20169)

Reflect on your own motives when making a decision.

Source: tatoeba (24773)

This decision will reflect on his future career.

Source: tatoeba (59499)

The manners and customs of a country reflect its culture.

Source: tatoeba (67247)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.