rethink
verb (used with or without object)
to reconsider, especially profoundly.
rethought
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past participleof rethink.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 rethink.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rethinkverb (used with or without object)to reconsider, especially profoundly.
Example Sentences
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Just as nations dramatically rethought energy policy after the oil crises of the 1970s, a disruption of this scale will force governments around the world to rethink energy strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The world's armies "haven't fundamentally rethought how we plan, how we conduct operations, to take advantage" of AI's capabilities, he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
At the same time, Lloyd Webber has rethought his business model.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025
But he said he had later rethought this view.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
By 1505 then the relationship between experience and philosophy needed to be rethought, but Achillini was incapable of grasping the problem.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
