think better of

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think better of

verb thinks better of · thinking better of · thought better of

  1. transitive To change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against. He got halfway out the door, thought better of it, and decided to stay home, instead.

    Similar: reconsider

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verb to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against

Italianoripensare
Русскийпередумать peredumatʹ

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@misc{think_better_of_2026,
  title = {think better of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/think%20better%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}