Meanings
verbhave second thoughts (third-person singular simple present has second thoughts, present participle having second thoughts, simple past and past participle had second thoughts)
present singular third person has second thoughts · participle present having second thoughts · participle past had second thoughts · past had second thoughts
Translations
Catalan reconsiderar
- reconsiderarto change one's opinion
Chinese Mandarin 重新考慮 /重新考虑
- 重新考慮 /重新考虑 (chóngxīn kǎolǜ)to change one's opinion
Dutch bedenkingen hebben
- bedenkingen hebbento change one's opinion
Finnish tulla toisiin ajatuksiin
- tulla toisiin ajatuksiinto change one's opinion
French hésiter
- hésiterto change one's opinion
Hungarian meggondolja magát
- meggondolja magátto change one's opinion
Italian ripensarci
- ripensarcito change one's opinion
Polish bić się z myślami
- bić się z myślamito change one's opinion
Portuguese reconsiderar
- reconsiderarto change one's opinion
Spanish pensarlo bien/mejor, pensarlo dos veces
- pensarlo bien/mejorto change one's opinion
- pensarlo dos vecesto change one's opinion
- pensarlo otra vezto change one's opinion
- pensarlo de nuevoto change one's opinion
Vietnamese nghĩ lại
- nghĩ lạito change one's opinion
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APA
have second thoughts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20second%20thoughts
MLA
“have second thoughts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20second%20thoughts. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have second thoughts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20second%20thoughts.
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