Definition
To reflect is to bounce light, sound, or an image off a surface, or to think carefully and deeply about something.
Etymology
From Latin *reflectere* meaning ‘to bend back’, from *re-* (back) + *flectere* (to bend). It started with the physical bending back of light and later extended to the mind ‘bending back’ to think.
Kelly Says
When you reflect on your day, your mind is doing what a mirror does to light—bending experiences back so you can see them clearly. That’s why reflection is so powerful for learning: you literally ‘re-see’ what happened.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
weerspieël
veer-spi-EEL
BGБългарски
отразявам
ot-ra-ZHA-vam
BNবাংলা
প্রতিফলিত করা
pro-ti-pho-li-to ko-ra
CACatalà
reflectir
re-flek-TIR
CSČeština
odrážet
od-RAA-zhet
DADansk
reflektere
re-flek-TE-re
DEDeutsch
reflektieren
re-flek-TEE-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αντανακλώ
an-ta-na-KLO
ESEspañol
reflejar
re-fle-HAR
ETEesti
peegeldama
peeg-el-DA-ma
EUEuskara
isladu
is-LA-du
FAفارسی
بازتابیدن
baaz-taabee-dan
FISuomi
heijastaa
hei-YAS-taa
FRFrançais
réfléchir
re-fle-SHEER
GLGalego
reflectir
re-flek-TEER
HEעברית
להשתקף
le-hish-ta-KEF
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबिंबित करना
pra-ti-bim-bit kar-na
HRHrvatski
odražavati
od-ra-ZHA-va-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
memantulkan
me-man-tul-kan
ITItaliano
riflettere
rif-flet-TE-re
LTLietuvių
atspindėti
at-spin-DE-ti
LVLatviešu
atspoguļot
at-SPO-gu-lyot
MSBahasa Melayu
memantulkan
me-man-tul-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရောင်ပြန်သည်
yaung-pyan-thi
NLNederlands
reflecteren
re-flek-TE-ren
NONorsk
reflektere
re-flek-TE-re
PLPolski
odzwierciedlać
od-zvyer-CHYED-lach
PTPortuguês
refletir
re-fle-TEER
RORomână
reflecta
re-flek-TA
RUРусский
отражать
ot-ra-ZHAT
SKSlovenčina
odrážať
od-RAA-zhat
SLSlovenščina
odsevati
od-SE-va-ti
SRСрпски
одражавати
od-ra-ZHA-va-ti
SVSvenska
reflektera
re-flek-TE-ra
SWKiswahili
akisia
a-ki-SI-a
TAதமிழ்
பிரதிபலி
pi-ra-ti-pa-li
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిబింబించు
pra-ti-bim-bin-chu
TRTürkçe
yansıtmak
yan-sit-MAK
UKУкраїнська
відображати
vi-do-bra-ZHA-ty
URاردو
عکس ڈالنا
aks daal-na
VITiếng Việt
phản chiếu
phan chieu