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- Dictionaryreconsider/ˌriːkənˈsɪdə/
verb
- 1. consider (something) again, especially for a possible change of decision regarding it: "we urge you to reconsider the decision to close the plant"
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RECONSIDER definition: 1. to think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it: 2. to think…. Learn more.
RECONSIDER meaning: 1. to think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it: 2. to think…. Learn more.
verb. If you reconsider a decision or opinion, you think about it and try to decide whether it should be changed. We want you to reconsider your decision to resign from the board. [VERB noun] This has forced the United States to seriously reconsider its position. [VERB noun] If at the end of two years you still feel the same, we will reconsider.
Reconsider definition: to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action. See examples of RECONSIDER used in a sentence.
The meaning of RECONSIDER is to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing. How to use reconsider in a sentence.
/ˌriːkənˈsɪdə (r)/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdər/ [transitive, intransitive] Verb Forms. to think about something again, especially because you might want to change a previous decision or opinion. reconsider (something) to reconsider your decision/position. The company was forced to reconsider its plans for expansion.
When you reconsider something, you think about it again or in a new way. You might decline your grandfather's invitation to the circus, but then reconsider when you see that Gunther the famous lion tamer is showing up.
to think about something again, especially because you might want to change a previous decision or opinion to reconsider your decision/position The company was forced to reconsider its plans for expansion. Recent information may persuade the board to reconsider.
to think again about a decision or opinion and decide if you want to change it: We've been asked to reconsider the proposal. reconsideration. noun [ U ] uk/ˌriːkənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/us. (Definition of reconsider from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of reconsider. in Chinese (Traditional) 重新考慮, 重新審議… See more.
The earliest known use of the verb reconsider is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for reconsider is from 1571, in a translation by Arthur Golding, translator. reconsider is formed within English, by derivation.
