reconsider
verb (used with object)
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action.
has reconsidered
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present perfectof reconsider (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The plaintiffs lawyers at Motley Rice are used to living large on government contracts, but now another state has reconsidered the wisdom of teaming up with the trial firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Now, however, the senior lecturer at Penn State's Department of Political Science and author of the Notes From the Middleground Substack newsletter has reconsidered.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023
“We are grateful that the Department of Justice has reconsidered its position,” she said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
In the last year or so he has reconsidered, and is now down to 4 mg.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2017
For that reason the news that he has reconsidered and jumped to the All-Stars comes like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Lester Chadwick
