"reflect upon" meaning in All languages combined

See reflect upon on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reflects upon [present, singular, third-person], reflecting upon [participle, present], reflected upon [participle, past], reflected upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} reflect upon (third-person singular simple present reflects upon, present participle reflecting upon, simple past and past participle reflected upon)
  1. To consider a weighty topic or idea. Synonyms: reflect on Translations (consider a topic or idea): meditor (Latin), huritau (Maori)

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for reflect upon meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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