reconsider
verb /ˌriːkənˈsɪdə(r)/
/ˌriːkənˈsɪdər/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reconsider | /ˌriːkənˈsɪdə(r)/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdər/ |
| he / she / it reconsiders | /ˌriːkənˈsɪdəz/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdərz/ |
| past simple reconsidered | /ˌriːkənˈsɪdəd/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdərd/ |
| past participle reconsidered | /ˌriːkənˈsɪdəd/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdərd/ |
| -ing form reconsidering | /ˌriːkənˈsɪdərɪŋ/ /ˌriːkənˈsɪdərɪŋ/ |
- to think about something again, especially because you might want to change a previous decision or opinion
- reconsider (something) to reconsider your decision/position
- The company was forced to reconsider its plans for expansion.
- Recent information may persuade the board to reconsider.
- reconsider what, how, etc… You may need to reconsider what you want to do.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReconsider is used with these nouns as the object:- decision
- idea
- view
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