rethink

[ree-thingk, ree-thingk]

verb (used with or without object)

rethought, rethinking 

1. to reconsider, especially profoundly.

noun

1. the act of reconsidering.

rethink

verb

1. to think about (something) again, esp with a view to changing one's tactics or opinions

noun

1. the act or an instance of thinking again

Other Word Forms

• rethinker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rethink¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; re- + think ¹

Example Sentences

Founders of venture-backed U.S. startups are rethinking hiring plans following the imposition of the whopping new fee on H-1B visa petitions.

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SYDNEY—Australia is boosting its defense budget and rethinking its defense plans as strategic competition between the U.S. and China heats up in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Taiwan’s government is increasing energy storage and rethinking the island’s energy mix.

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A former Fulbright Scholar who studied in the U.S., she lamented that the country’s descent into authoritarianism was “all pretty new” and required rethinking how academics approach their work.

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What’s Next: Warsh wants a fundamental rethink of the economic models the Fed uses, which he says wrongly focus on consumer spending as the main inflation driver.

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Related Words

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