Reconsider
verb
To think again about a choice or decision you have made, often because of new information or situations.
Given the new evidence, we'll have to reconsider our decision.
Often appears as...
- reconsider a decision
- reconsider an offer
verb
In law, to review a legal decision in a higher court.
The defendant has the right to reconsider the court's decision in appeal court.
Often appears as...
- reconsider a judgment
- reconsider a ruling
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Technical
verb
To think again about a choice or decision you have made, often because of new information or situations.
Given the new evidence, we'll have to reconsider our decision.
Often appears as...
- reconsider a decision
- reconsider an offer
verb
In law, to review a legal decision in a higher court.
The defendant has the right to reconsider the court's decision in appeal court.
Often appears as...
- reconsider a judgment
- reconsider a ruling
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3New Information
Remember to use 'reconsider' when new facts make you question your previous decision or opinion.
She found her lost keys and had to reconsider her previous assumption that they were stolen.
Pro Tip 2/3Change Possible
Use 'reconsider' to suggest that a decision isn't final and can be changed if needed.
The board will reconsider the budget next quarter in light of the new financial reports.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Reflection
'Reconsider' implies serious thinking, not just a quick second look.
After the argument, he took some time off to reconsider his priorities.
Pro Tip 1/3New Information
Remember to use 'reconsider' when new facts make you question your previous decision or opinion.
She found her lost keys and had to reconsider her previous assumption that they were stolen.
Pro Tip 2/3Change Possible
Use 'reconsider' to suggest that a decision isn't final and can be changed if needed.
The board will reconsider the budget next quarter in light of the new financial reports.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Reflection
'Reconsider' implies serious thinking, not just a quick second look.
After the argument, he took some time off to reconsider his priorities.
Pro Tip 1/3New Information
Remember to use 'reconsider' when new facts make you question your previous decision or opinion.
She found her lost keys and had to reconsider her previous assumption that they were stolen.
Pro Tip 2/3Change Possible
Use 'reconsider' to suggest that a decision isn't final and can be changed if needed.
The board will reconsider the budget next quarter in light of the new financial reports.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Reflection
'Reconsider' implies serious thinking, not just a quick second look.
After the argument, he took some time off to reconsider his priorities.
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The surprisingly long...
encouraged governments and environmental organizations to reconsider electric vehicles. At this point, car companies had spent decades investing in internal combustion engines without devoting any resources to solving the century-old battery problem. But other companies were developing increasingly efficient batteries
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What coronavirus means...
But what do you do when you're outside the ring of support? Let's say of the US dollar. And what is that going to be like for those entities? Or if you're within the ring of support, how will that bill be divided? And how will we be with each other? I think we're going to have to reconsider who has what,
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
and I was sexually assaulted a third time, spurring on very severe panic attacks, where I was failing my classes, and I dropped out of school. And at this moment, people had said to me, "Erika, maybe you're not cut out for the sciences. Maybe you should reconsider doing something else."
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Our refugee system is...
In practice, geography means that countries proximate the conflict take the overwhelming majority of the world's refugees. The system isn't broken because the rules are wrong. It's that we're not applying them adequately to a changing world, and that's what we need to reconsider.
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Adam Grant: What frogs...
A relationship checkup to re-examine your habits. An identity checkup to consider how your values are evolving. Rethinking does not have to change your mind -- it just means taking time to reflect and staying open to reconsidering. A hallmark of wisdom
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How much will you change...
that 50-year-olds had reconsidered. While older people changed less than younger people on the whole, they underestimated their capacity for change just as much. Wherever we are in life, the end of history illusion
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What if cracks in...
the financial and environmental cost of concrete production. Eventually, these microorganisms may force us to reconsider the way we think about our cities, bringing our inanimate concrete jungles to life.
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Black Women and the...
sort of pushed him to reconsider some earlier positions i mean the the pressures are tremendous by this period and they are only exacerbated by the entry of the united states into the first world war
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The unforeseen...
Maybe it's boring, but it gives us time to reflect. Slow time is not wasted time. And we need to reconsider what it means to save time. Culture and rituals around the world build in slowness,
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Just add water: The...
If we plan to discourage lonely locusts from becoming catastrophic crowds, humans need to cut carbon emissions, rethink our agriculture, and generally reconsider our own ravenous appetites.
Video examples
The surprisingly long...
encouraged governments and environmental organizations to reconsider electric vehicles. At this point, car companies had spent decades investing in internal combustion engines without devoting any resources to solving the century-old battery problem. But other companies were developing increasingly efficient batteries
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
But what do you do when you're outside the ring of support? Let's say of the US dollar. And what is that going to be like for those entities? Or if you're within the ring of support, how will that bill be divided? And how will we be with each other? I think we're going to have to reconsider who has what,
Video examples
Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
and I was sexually assaulted a third time, spurring on very severe panic attacks, where I was failing my classes, and I dropped out of school. And at this moment, people had said to me, "Erika, maybe you're not cut out for the sciences. Maybe you should reconsider doing something else."
Video examples
Our refugee system is...
In practice, geography means that countries proximate the conflict take the overwhelming majority of the world's refugees. The system isn't broken because the rules are wrong. It's that we're not applying them adequately to a changing world, and that's what we need to reconsider.
Video examples
Adam Grant: What frogs...
A relationship checkup to re-examine your habits. An identity checkup to consider how your values are evolving. Rethinking does not have to change your mind -- it just means taking time to reflect and staying open to reconsidering. A hallmark of wisdom
Video examples
How much will you change...
that 50-year-olds had reconsidered. While older people changed less than younger people on the whole, they underestimated their capacity for change just as much. Wherever we are in life, the end of history illusion
Video examples
What if cracks in...
the financial and environmental cost of concrete production. Eventually, these microorganisms may force us to reconsider the way we think about our cities, bringing our inanimate concrete jungles to life.
Video examples
Black Women and the...
sort of pushed him to reconsider some earlier positions i mean the the pressures are tremendous by this period and they are only exacerbated by the entry of the united states into the first world war
Video examples
The unforeseen...
Maybe it's boring, but it gives us time to reflect. Slow time is not wasted time. And we need to reconsider what it means to save time. Culture and rituals around the world build in slowness,
Video examples
Just add water: The...
If we plan to discourage lonely locusts from becoming catastrophic crowds, humans need to cut carbon emissions, rethink our agriculture, and generally reconsider our own ravenous appetites.
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Quote examples
Barney Frank
American Politician
But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.
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Mattie Stepanek
American Poet
Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.
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Jennifer Pahlka
American Public Servant
Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.
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H. W. Brands
American Historian
Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.
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David Malpass
American Economist
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
My children not only inspired me to reconsider what kind of eating animal I would be, but also shamed me into reconsideration.
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Fred
Brazilian Footballer
When people hear a footballer speaking, they can think about it and maybe even reconsider the prejudices they have.
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Gerardo Martino
Argentinian Coach
It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Is it not in human nature sometimes, based on the facts that you now know, to reconsider?
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Norma McCorvey
American Celebrity
There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.
Quote examples
Barney Frank
American Politician
But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.
Quote examples
Mattie Stepanek
American Poet
Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.
Quote examples
Jennifer Pahlka
American Public Servant
Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing.
Quote examples
H. W. Brands
American Historian
Although this should not be so, historians reconsider presidencies based on how the presidents conduct themselves after leaving office.
Quote examples
David Malpass
American Economist
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.
Quote examples
Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
My children not only inspired me to reconsider what kind of eating animal I would be, but also shamed me into reconsideration.
Quote examples
Fred
Brazilian Footballer
When people hear a footballer speaking, they can think about it and maybe even reconsider the prejudices they have.
Quote examples
Gerardo Martino
Argentinian Coach
It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.
Quote examples
Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
Is it not in human nature sometimes, based on the facts that you now know, to reconsider?
Quote examples
Norma McCorvey
American Celebrity
There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.
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