reconsider
Use Reconsider in a sentence
kənˈsɪd verb (used with object)
1.
2.
Parliamentary Procedure. to take up for consideration a second time, as a motion or a vote, as with the view of reversing or modifying action taken.
verb (used without object)
3.
to reconsider a matter.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to consider (something) again, with a view to changing one's policy or course of action |
| 2. | (in a legislative assembly or similar body) to consider again (a bill or other matter) that has already been voted upon |
| reconsider'ation | |
| —n | |
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Reconsider
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
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Word Origin & History
reconsider
1571, from re- "back, again" + consider (q.v.).
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Example sentences
But gridlock and energy costs have finally driven the normally car-loving culture to reconsider its disdain for buses.
Maybe it is time to double back and reconsider some of those original premises, many of which are several generations old.
His critiques led me to reconsider my own creative process.
But if you stop for a moment and look up, you might reconsider that judgment.
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