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# reconsider

«reconsider» in Mova's school dictionary: **To think again about a decision or opinion, possibly to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (reconsider, reconsiders, reconsidered, reconsidering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To think again about a decision or opinion, possibly to change it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#m1)

2) (formal) To look again at a case or plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life: «Please reconsider!» In maths, pupils reconsider an answer that looks wrong. In ethics, people reconsider when they learn new facts. Phrases: «reconsider a decision», «ask someone to reconsider».

### examples

- Please reconsider and come to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x1)
- After hearing the facts, the judge reconsidered the case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x2)
- I reconsidered my answer and found a mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x3)
- The council will reconsider closing the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x4)
- Dad reconsidered and let us keep the puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x5)
- She asked the coach to reconsider his choice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Noun «reconsideration». «Re-» means again. Not the same as «regret».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reconsider» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reconsider/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.