reconsider
verb (used with object)
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action.
reconsidered
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past participleof reconsider.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reconsider.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reconsiderverb (used with object)to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action.
Example Sentences
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Her lawyer might try to have her bail reconsidered, but the fact that there’s been a mistrial doesn’t really change Clancy’s circumstances.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite this, the ABA has enjoyed an accreditation monopoly, which state policies have further entrenched, though some of those are now being reconsidered or repealed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Security for the couple has long been a point of tension, with the July visit being reconsidered because the duke's request for police protection was rejected.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But those strategies may need to be reconsidered if mammalian metabolism, rather than microbes, is responsible for much of what circulates in the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
It was a horrible thought But then he reconsidered.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
