RECONSIDER

reconsider

(verb) consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; “Won’t you reconsider your decision?”

reconsider

(verb) consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

reconsider (third-person singular simple present reconsiders, present participle reconsidering, simple past and past participle reconsidered)

(ambitransitive) to consider a matter again

Synonyms

• think over

• second-guess

Anagrams

• considerer

Source: Wiktionary


Re`con*sid"er (r`kn*sd"r), v. t.

1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.

2. (Parliamentary Practice)

Definition: To take up for renewed consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been previously acted upon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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