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reflect verb (RETURN)

/rɪˈflekt/ v
[I or T] If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it
He saw himself reflected in the water/mirror/shop window.
The light reflected off the surface of the water.

(Definition of reflect verb (RETURN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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