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title: reconsider — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reconsider» in the school dictionary: To think again about a decision or opinion, possibly to change it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reconsider

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**Who acts:** you, judge, I, my, council, Dad · **What happens:** think, change, look, reconsider, come, hear · **To what, where:** opinion, party, facts, case, answer, mistake

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«reconsider» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [reconsider in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reconsider.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To think again about a decision or opinion, possibly to change it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:m1:1
# text = To think again about a decision or opinion, possibly to change it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again | about a decision or opinion | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about decision=Topic |
| 2 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | opinion |  |  |  | possibly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To look again at a case or plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:m2:1
# text = To look again at a case or plan.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again | at a case or plan | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at case=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please reconsider and come to the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x1:1
# text = Please reconsider and come to the party.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	reconsider	reconsider	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconsider** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the party |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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After hearing the facts, the judge reconsidered the case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x2:1
# text = After hearing the facts, the judge reconsidered the case.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	reconsidered	reconsider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | gerund | the judge *not said here* | the facts |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer fact=Stimulus |
| 2 | **reconsider** | past | the judge | the case |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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I reconsidered my answer and found a mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x3:1
# text = I reconsidered my answer and found a mistake.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reconsidered	reconsider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconsider** | past | I | my answer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | past | I *not said here* | a mistake |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Topic |
| 3 | **answer** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The council will reconsider closing the library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x4:1
# text = The council will reconsider closing the library.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	reconsider	reconsider	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	closing	close	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconsider** | future | the council |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | gerund | the council *not said here* | the library |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Dad reconsidered and let us keep the puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x5:1
# text = Dad reconsidered and let us keep the puppy.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reconsidered	reconsider	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconsider** | past | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | Dad *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | us *not said here* | the puppy |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She asked the coach to reconsider his choice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconsider:x6:1
# text = She asked the coach to reconsider his choice.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	reconsider	reconsider	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | She | the coach |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent coach=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **reconsider** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the coach *not said here* | his choice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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