mirror
verb/ˈmɪrə(r)/
/ˈmɪrər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mirror | /ˈmɪrə(r)/ /ˈmɪrər/ |
| he / she / it mirrors | /ˈmɪrəz/ /ˈmɪrərz/ |
| past simple mirrored | /ˈmɪrəd/ /ˈmɪrərd/ |
| past participle mirrored | /ˈmɪrəd/ /ˈmɪrərd/ |
| -ing form mirroring | /ˈmɪrərɪŋ/ /ˈmɪrərɪŋ/ |
- mirror somebody/something to have features that are similar to somebody/something else and that show what it is like synonym reflect
- As brothers, they mirror one another in body and face.
- The music of the time mirrored the feeling of optimism in the country.
- Those findings are mirrored by surveys in other European cities.
Extra Examples- The jump in business confidence has been mirrored by the increase in employment.
- The shock was mirrored on her face.
- The trends here closely mirror those in America.
- The plot closely mirrors the love lives of two of my friends.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- exactly
- faithfully
- …
- seem to
- be mirrored by something
- be mirrored in something
- be mirrored in somebody’s face
- …
- mirror somebody/something to show the image of somebody/something on the surface of water, glass, etc. synonym reflect
- She saw herself mirrored in the window.
- The houses lining the fjord were mirrored in its calm surface.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.
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