Idiom idiom
reflect upon
Meaning
To consider a weighty topic or idea.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need time to reflect upon my future.”
“After the long meeting, she sat quietly to reflect upon the difficult decisions they had made.”
“The philosopher spent his final years in the quiet countryside, choosing to reflect upon the moral complexities of his long and influential career.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026