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re·con·sid·er

(rē′kən-sĭd′ər)

v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers

v.tr.

1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision.

2. To take up for reconsideration, as a matter previously acted on by a legislature.

v.intr.

To consider again, often with alteration or modification in mind.

re′con·sid′er·a′tion n.

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reconsider

(ˌriːkənˈsɪdə)

1. to consider (something) again, with a view to changing one's policy or course of action

2. (Parliamentary Procedure) (in a legislative assembly or similar body) to consider again (a bill or other matter) that has already been voted upon

ˌreconˌsiderˈation n

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re•con•sid•er

(ˌri kənˈsɪd ər)

v.t.

1. to consider again, esp. with a view to a change of decision: to reconsider a refusal.

v.i.

2. to consider something again.

[1565–75]

re`con•sid`er•a′tion, n.

reconsider

Past participle: reconsidered
Gerund: reconsidering

Imperative
reconsider
reconsider

Present
I reconsider
you reconsider
he/she/it reconsiders
we reconsider
you reconsider
they reconsider

Preterite
I reconsidered
you reconsidered
he/she/it reconsidered
we reconsidered
you reconsidered
they reconsidered

Present Continuous
I am reconsidering
you are reconsidering
he/she/it is reconsidering
we are reconsidering
you are reconsidering
they are reconsidering

Present Perfect
I have reconsidered
you have reconsidered
he/she/it has reconsidered
we have reconsidered
you have reconsidered
they have reconsidered

Past Continuous
I was reconsidering
you were reconsidering
he/she/it was reconsidering
we were reconsidering
you were reconsidering
they were reconsidering

Past Perfect
I had reconsidered
you had reconsidered
he/she/it had reconsidered
we had reconsidered
you had reconsidered
they had reconsidered

Future
I will reconsider
you will reconsider
he/she/it will reconsider
we will reconsider
you will reconsider
they will reconsider

Future Perfect
I will have reconsidered
you will have reconsidered
he/she/it will have reconsidered
we will have reconsidered
you will have reconsidered
they will have reconsidered

Future Continuous
I will be reconsidering
you will be reconsidering
he/she/it will be reconsidering
we will be reconsidering
you will be reconsidering
they will be reconsidering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reconsidering
you have been reconsidering
he/she/it has been reconsidering
we have been reconsidering
you have been reconsidering
they have been reconsidering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reconsidering
you will have been reconsidering
he/she/it will have been reconsidering
we will have been reconsidering
you will have been reconsidering
they will have been reconsidering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reconsidering
you had been reconsidering
he/she/it had been reconsidering
we had been reconsidering
you had been reconsidering
they had been reconsidering

Conditional
I would reconsider
you would reconsider
he/she/it would reconsider
we would reconsider
you would reconsider
they would reconsider

Past Conditional
I would have reconsidered
you would have reconsidered
he/she/it would have reconsidered
we would have reconsidered
you would have reconsidered
they would have reconsidered

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Verb	1.	reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
	2.	reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

reconsider

verb rethink, review, revise, think again, think twice, reassess, re-examine, have second thoughts, change your mind, re-evaluate, think over, think better of, take another look at We want you to reconsider your decision to resign. We urge you to reconsider.

Quotations
"Second thoughts are the wisest" [Euripides Hippolytus]

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reconsider

verb

To consider again, especially with the possibility of change:

reevaluate, reexamine, rethink, review.

Translations

يُعْيدُ التَفْكيرُ فييُعيد النَّظَر

znovu uvážitznovu zvážit

genoverveje

nochmals überlegen überdenken von Neuem erwägen

επανεξετάζω

reconsiderar

harkita uudelleen

reconsidérer réévaluer réviser

ponovno razmotriti

újra megfontol

taka til endurskoîunar

riconsiderare

考え直す

재고하다

pergalvojimaspergalvoti

pārdomātvēlreiz apdomāt

heroverwegen

overveie på nytt vurdere på nytt

rozpatrzyć na nowo

reconsiderar

пересматривать

znova zvážiť

ompröva

พิจารณาใหม่

yeniden ele almakyeniden gözden geçirmek

cân nhắc lại

重新考虑

reconsider

[ˈriːkənˈsɪdəʳ]

A. VT → reconsiderar, repensar

B. VI → reconsiderar, repensar

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reconsider

[ˌriːkənˈsɪdə^r]

vt [+ decision, position, plans] → reconsidérer

vi → reconsidérer sa décision

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reconsider

vt decision, judgement → noch einmal überdenken; (= change) → revidieren; facts → neu erwägen; (Jur) case → wieder aufnehmen; to reconsider one’s position → seine Position überdenken; won’t you reconsider your decision and come? → wollen Sie es sich (dat) → nicht überlegen und doch kommen?; I have reconsidered my decision, I’d rather not accept → ich habe es mir noch einmal überlegt, ich lehne lieber ab

vi ask him to reconsider → sagen Sie ihm, er soll es sich (dat) → noch einmal überlegen; there’s still time to reconsider → es ist noch nicht zu spät, seine Meinung zu ändern or es sich anders zu überlegen

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reconsider

[ˌriːkənˈsɪdəʳ] vt → riconsiderare

reconsider

(riːkənˈsidə) verb

to think about again and possibly change one's opinion, decision etc. Please reconsider your decision to leave the firm.

ˈreconˌsideˈration noun

reconsider

→ يُعْيدُ التَفْكيرُ في znovu zvážit genoverveje nochmals überlegen επανεξετάζω reconsiderar harkita uudelleen réévaluer ponovno razmotriti riconsiderare 考え直す 재고하다 heroverwegen vurdere på nytt rozpatrzyć na nowo reconsiderar пересматривать ompröva พิจารณาใหม่ yeniden ele almak cân nhắc lại 重新考虑

reconsider

v. recapacitar; volver a considerar.

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But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.

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Come, Tom, reconsider, and decide to make the trip."

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Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it.

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Their love didn't want a holiday; and when Orlando had referred to the matter during the early days of May, Rosalind had burst into tears, and begged him to reconsider a condition which they had made before they really knew what wedded love was.

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On the simple ground of the enfeebling of the Male intellect, I rest this humble appeal to the highest Authorities to reconsider the regulations of Female education.

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He did not miss a single word he uttered, and would afterwards, with Dessalles or by himself, recall and reconsider the meaning of everything Pierre had said.

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I must reconsider my ideas." He leaned back in the cab, and I could see by his drawn brow and his vacant eye that he was thinking intently.

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He would have held his tongue about it, both as a measure of prudence, and in order not to have to reconsider his plans.

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Having done that, he sat down again to reconsider the whole matter.

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And with this pleasing anticipation, she sat down to reconsider the past, recall the words and endeavour to comprehend all the feelings of Edward; and, of course, to reflect on her own with discontent.

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Reconsider your opinion therefore, Sancho, and when you are governor take to hunting, and you will find the good of it."

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They took the central one away in 1852, on the occasion of thanksgivings for the reinstitution of the presidential power--but precious soon they had occasion to reconsider that motion and put it back again!