have another think

verb

To reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.

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Meanings

verbhave another think (third-person singular simple present has another think, present participle having another think, simple past and past participle had another think)

present singular third person has another think · participle present having another think · participle past had another think · past had another think

  1. To reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.

    If you do not, then have another think about it.

    2008, Wendy Lewis, Plastic Makes Perfect: The Complete Cosmetic Beauty Guide, →ISBN
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    when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.

    1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, page 228

    I put the cup down again and have another think.

    2013, Will Storr, Will Storr Vs. The Supernatural, →ISBN

    I think, Natalie, you are acting very rashly, and you should have another think about what you're about to do.

    2014, Elizabeth Reed, To Love A Difficult Man
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have another think,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20another%20think.

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