reconsider

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌriːkəˈnsɪdɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To think again about something, especially in order to change a previous decision or opinion.; To review or examine something again with the possibility of making a different judgment or assessment.; To reflect upon or meditate on a matter once more, often implying a change of mind.; In parliamentary or legislative procedure, to bring a previously decided motion or question back for further debate and a new vote.

🔗 Details

Word forms

3rd sing.: reconsiders Past: reconsidered Past part.: reconsidered Pres part.: reconsidering

Collocations

reconsider a decisionreconsider one's positionreconsider the matterreconsider an offerreconsider a plan

Derivatives

reconsiderationreconsidering

Synonyms

rethinkreevaluatereassessreviewrevisitreexamine

Antonyms

confirmuphold

Commonly confused

rethink
EN: 'Rethink' is more informal and implies starting the thought process over; 'reconsider' is more formal and often implies reviewing a prior decision with the possibility of changing it.
reconsideration
EN: 'Reconsideration' is the noun form referring to the act or process; 'reconsider' is the verb.

Spelling tips

EN: Write 'reconsider' as one word without a hyphen; 're-consider' is nonstandard.

💬 Examples

  1. After hearing the new evidence, the judge decided to reconsider her ruling.

  2. The committee will reconsider the proposal at its next meeting.

  3. I urge you to reconsider before making such a hasty decision.

  4. A member moved to reconsider the vote on the amendment.