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# How to pronounce "refl" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rɛfl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **refl**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Abbreviation of reflexive.

### Example Sentences
- "reflect historical trends. And that is, in some senses-- if that's the starting point, that's the why"
- "reflex that every time you breathe out, you instantly have to breathe back in cuz that really drives up the tempo of breathing sometimes unnecessarily. So"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "refl" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "If you take a step back, these are because of data generation processes that reflect social norms, that reflect historical trends. And that is, in some senses-- if that's the starting point, that's the why we had that case with Amazon."
- **Watch at 12:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwS_PJBni8Y&t=764s)

### Example 2
> "reflex that every time you breathe out, you instantly have to breathe back in cuz that really drives up the tempo of breathing sometimes unnecessarily. So"
- **Watch at 10:57**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAbHQ1qAa0I&t=657s)

### Example 3
> "reflect process and connect in real time and then when it comes to either application or convers conversations"
- **Watch at 5:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK8nSL3R-QI&t=322s)

### Example 4
> "reflect, take a moment, ask yourself these questions, and whether you want to, put it into the Q&A box rather"
- **Watch at 16:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLITbeK_xT0&t=1006s)

### Example 5
*Accent: UK*
> "reflected these changes. >> Yeah, it's very strange when people say they've binge-watched all the the whole box set. I think, "God, you've seen"
- **Watch at 6:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVfotazBSFE&t=416s)

### Example 6
> "reflection of the value I'm creating in the world."
- **Watch at 17:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLBsHXNEwAU&t=1043s)

### Example 7
> "reflect their algorithmic experience of the internet."
- **Watch at 14:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9GdcgjRm6A&t=844s)

### Example 8
> "reflect that. I wanted I want to sit with something a a little bit longer because I you know"
- **Watch at 14:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPj6DsiM3Dg&t=896s)

### Example 9
> "reflecting on the significance of the change in British policy here. Go back a few years and there was nervousness about anything that could be seen as"
- **Watch at 3:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-GPjPfFip8&t=198s)

### Example 10
> "reflection, but really a demand for change for NATO. There's no question about that. It's in a in one fundamental way though, I think very different from"
- **Watch at 13:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSO00L2fj-s&t=794s)


## How to Pronounce "refl"

- **Syllables**: refl
- **IPA**: `/rɛfl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[reflation](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reflation)


## Related Pronunciations

[rea](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/rea), [reaal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reaal), [read](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/read), [reaf](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reaf)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “refl”?
“refl” is pronounced /rɛfl/ (refl). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “refl” mean?
Abbreviation of reflexive.

### How can I hear “refl” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “refl” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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