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- [ree-kuh n-sid-er]
- /ˌri kənˈsɪd ər/
- /ˌriː.kənˈsɪd.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-kuh n-sid-er]
- /ˌri kənˈsɪd ər/
Definitions of reconsider word
- verb with object reconsider to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal. 1
- verb with object reconsider 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. 1
- verb without object reconsider to reconsider a matter. 1
- verb reconsider If you reconsider a decision or opinion, you think about it and try to decide whether it should be changed. 0
- verb reconsider to consider (something) again, with a view to changing one's policy or course of action 0
- verb reconsider (in a legislative assembly or similar body) to consider again (a bill or other matter) that has already been voted upon 0
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Origin of reconsider
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; re- + consider
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Parts of speech for Reconsider
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reconsider popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
reconsider usage trend in Literature
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verb reconsider
- back-pedal — If you back-pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something from the one you have previously expressed.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
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