Meanings
present singular third person reconsiders · participle present reconsidering · participle past reconsidered · past reconsidered · alternative re-consider
- ambitransitiveTo consider a matter again.
Is there any way I can get you to reconsider selling your car?
1 more example
The two local leaders are far from alone in reconsidering the technology. Dozens of cities across the state — including Mountain View, Santa Cruz and Los Altos — are cancelling their contracts with Flock due to data sharing concerns.
2026 July 27, Maya Nelson, “Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next?”, in Shasta Scout, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2026 - informalTo change one's mind, with or without actually considering the matter again.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishconsider
- Englishreconsider
Translations
Bulgarian преразглеждам
- преразглеждам (prerazgleždam)to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Catalan reconsiderar
- reconsiderarto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Chinese Mandarin 重新考慮 /重新考虑
- 重新考慮 /重新考虑 (chóngxīn kǎolǜ)to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Dutch heroverwegen
- heroverwegento consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Finnish harkita uudelleen, miettiä vielä
- harkita uudelleento consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- miettiä vieläto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- harkita vieläto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
French reconsidérer
- reconsidérerto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
German überdenken
- überdenkento consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Hungarian újra átgondol, felülvizsgál
- újra átgondolto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- felülvizsgálto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Italian riconsiderare
- riconsiderareto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Japanese 再考する
- 再考する (saikō suru)to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Latin recōgitō
- recōgitōto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Polish ponownie rozważać, ponownie rozważyć
- ponownie rozważaćto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- ponownie rozważyćto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Portuguese reconsiderar
- reconsiderarto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Romanian reconsidera
- reconsiderato consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Russian пересма́тривать, пересмотре́ть
- пересма́тривать (peresmátrivatʹ)to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- пересмотре́ть (peresmotrétʹ)to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Scottish Gaelic ath-smaoinich
- ath-smaoinichto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Spanish reconsiderar
- reconsiderarto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Swedish ompröva, tänka om
- omprövato consider a matter thought already to have been decided
- tänka omto consider a matter thought already to have been decided
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Cite this entry
reconsider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsider
“reconsider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsider. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconsider,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsider.
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