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/
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  1. to think about something again, especially because you might want to change a previous decision or opinion重新考虑;重新审议
    • reconsider (something) to reconsider your decision/position重新考虑你的决定/立场
    • The company was forced to reconsider its plans for expansion.该公司被迫重新考虑其扩张计划。
    • Recent information may persuade the board to reconsider.最近得到的信息也许会使董事会重新考虑。🔊🔊
    • reconsider what, how, etc… You may need to reconsider what you want to do.您可能需要重新考虑您想做什么。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryReconsider is used with these nouns as the object:
    • decision
    • idea
    • view
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