reflecto

Latin

Etymology

re- +‎ flectō.

Pronunciation

Verb

reflectō (present infinitive reflectere, perfect active reflexī, supine reflexum); third conjugation

  1. to turn back or away; yield; retreat
    • 160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 306–307:
      Quem neque fidēs neque iūs iūrandum neque illum misericordia repressit neque reflexit [...].
      Not faith, nor oath, nay, nor mercy, checked him or turned him away [...].
  2. to reflect
    Synonyms: ponderō, putō, pendō, cōnsīderō, reputō, cōnsulō, replicō, dubitō, cōnsultō, circumspiciō, videō, versō

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • reflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • reflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • reflecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

reflecto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of reflectar