Collocations for reflect - verb

dimly, dully
The sun reflected dully off the stone walls.
In Milton's poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly reflects his former glory.

directly
Light reflects directly off a face of a crystal.

back

from
The screen reflects light from the sun.

off

clearly
directly
accurately, closely, correctly, faithfully, well
Does this opinion poll accurately reflect the public mood?

adequately
The punishment should adequately reflect the revulsion felt by most people for this appalling crime.

merely, simply
This year's budget simply reflects the fact that we have fewer people out of work.

not necessarily
The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the editor.

badly, poorly
This kind of conduct reflects very poorly on you.

negatively
information that may reflect negatively on research participants

strongly
Senegalese culture strongly reflects influences from Islamic rulers.

be designed to
The exhibition is designed to reflect the diversity of the nation and its regions.

in
The condition of the house is reflected in its low price.

bitterly, ruefully (esp. BrE), wryly
He reflected ruefully that the his money didn't buy as much as it used to
One good thing, he reflected wryly, was that none of his colleagues would find out.

critically
an opportune time to reflect critically on the city's past

pause to
leave sb to
He was left to reflect on the implications of his decision.

on, upon
She paused to reflect on what she had achieved.

time to reflect
I need time to reflect.

Reflect is used with these nouns as the subject:
data, difference, estimate, eye, figure, image, light, mirror, move, music, painting, practice, remark, result, score, trend, view, writing

Reflect is used with these nouns as the object:
ambivalence, anxiety, attitude, beam, change, character, complexity, consensus, conviction, credit, culture, desire, difference, disagreement, disappointment, discredit, diversity, experience, extent, fact, feeling, glare, ideal, impact, importance, improvement, inability, increase, influence, light, limitation, misunderstanding, mood, nature, need, origin, perception, personality, pessimism, philosophy, point of view, preference, radiation, range, ray, reality, reluctance, sentiment, severity, shift, spirit, sun, taste, tendency, theme, trend, understanding, variation, view, viewpoint, wish