reconsider

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reconsider

  • /ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/ UK
  • /ˈɹikənˌsɪdɚ/ Canada, US
  • [ˈɹikənˌsɪɾ.ɚ] Canada, US
  • [ˈɹikn̩ˌsɪɾ.ɚ] Canada, US
  • /ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/ Australia

verb reconsiders · reconsidering · reconsidered · re-consider

  1. ambitransitive To consider a matter again. Is there any way I can get you to reconsider selling your car?
  2. informal To change one's mind, with or without actually considering the matter again.

Similar: think over, second-guess

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: re-evaluate, re-examine, reassess, reinvestigate, revisiting, rethinking, revisit, reappraise, revalue, reexamine, reevaluate, readdress, reopen, rethink, revise, redefine

verb

Similar: think over, second-guess

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verb to consider a matter thought already to have been decided

Españolreconsiderar
日本語再考する saikō suru
中文重新考慮 /重新考虑 chóngxīn kǎolǜ
Portuguêsreconsiderar
Françaisreconsidérer
Deutschüberdenken
Italianoriconsiderare
Românăreconsidera
Русскийпересма́тривать peresmátrivatʹ, пересмотре́ть peresmotrétʹ

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@misc{reconsider_2026,
  title = {reconsider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reconsider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}