reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er]

verb (used with object)

1. to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action.

   to reconsider a refusal.

   Synonyms: reevaluate, reexamine, review, rethink

2. Parliamentary Procedure.,  to take up for consideration a second time, as a motion or a vote, as with the view of reversing or modifying action taken.

verb (used without object)

1. to reconsider a matter.

reconsider

/ ˌriːkənˈsɪdə /

verb

1. to consider (something) again, with a view to changing one's policy or course of action

2. (in a legislative assembly or similar body) to consider again (a bill or other matter) that has already been voted upon

Other Word Forms

• reconsideration noun
• unreconsidered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reconsider¹

First recorded in 1565–75; re- + consider

Example Sentences

When Texas neurologist Hamid Kadiwala told his parents he was heading to Gaza to volunteer at a hospital there, they begged him to reconsider.

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I applied for Social Security at 62, then reconsidered and withdrew the application.

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If certain auctions adopt the standards and others don’t, the company may reconsider its spending with the holdouts, she said.

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On the stump, Takaichi talked about “reconsidering” Japan’s immigration policies and in one eye-catching remark said tourists were harming the sacred deer in Nara, a city in her home prefecture that draws many visitors.

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Organisers of Saturday's protest had been asked to reconsider their plans following the killing of two men at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar.

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Related Words

• amend 
• reassess 
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• reexamine 
• rethink 
• review 
• revise