reflect upon someone Definition

reflect
verb reflected, reflecting

tr & intr
1. Said of a surface: to send back (light, heat, sound, etc).
tr & intr
2. Said of a mirror, etc: to give an image of someone or something.
intr
3. Said of a sound, image, etc: to be sent back.

Thesaurus: echo, return, bounce, reverberate, resound.
4. To have as a cause or be a consequence of.

Example: Price increases reflect greater demand for the goods
5. To show or give an idea of something.

Example: a poem which reflects the author's sadness
6. To consider it carefully; to contemplate it.

Thesaurus: contemplate, think, consider, ruminate, ponder, muse, meditate, deliberate, mull.
Form: reflect on something (usually)
Form: reflect upon something

Etymology: 15c: from Latin reflectere to bend back.

Phrasal Verb: reflect on or upon someone

Said of an action, etc: to bring about a specified result, attitude, etc
Example: His behaviour during all the trouble reflects well on him.