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RETHINK (rethought)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rethink mean?
• RETHINK (noun)
The noun RETHINK has 1 sense:
1. thinking again about a choice previously made
Familiarity information: RETHINK used as a noun is very rare.
• RETHINK (verb)
The verb RETHINK has 1 sense:
1. change one's mind
Familiarity information: RETHINK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thinking again about a choice previously made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
afterthought; reconsideration; rethink; second thought
Context example:
he had second thoughts about his purchase
Hypernyms ("rethink" is a kind of...):
change of mind; flip-flop; reversal; turnabout; turnaround (a decision to reverse an earlier decision)
Derivation:
rethink (change one's mind)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it rethinks Past simple: rethought
Past participle: rethought
-ing form: rethinking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change one's mind
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
He rethought his decision to take a vacation
Hypernyms (to "rethink" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rethink"):
backpedal (modify one's opinion, make it less strong)
about-face (change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint)
Sentence frames:
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Derivation:
rethink (thinking again about a choice previously made)
Context examples
The specimen causing researchers to rethink the body plans of early sharks is known as Gladbachus.
(Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought, National Science Foundation)
In recent years, however, as they began to realize that pollen particles were not as sturdy as they once thought, they have been rethinking their old assumptions.
(Estimating how pollen particles in the atmosphere influence climate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"Knowing that there are lower amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the brain, we may need to rethink how this acid impacts brain health and conditions like oxygen deprivation."
(Discovery Challenges Belief about Brain's Cellular Makeup, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If you are about to challenge traditional ways and rethink methods, more power to you—that is your mission in life as an Aquarian.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The discovery of tridymite might induce scientists to rethink the volcanic history of Mars, suggesting that the planet once had explosive volcanoes that led to the presence of the mineral.
(NASA Scientists Discover Unexpected Mineral on Mars, NASA)
It's now part of a small group of mysterious bright pulsars that are challenging astronomers to rethink how pulsars accumulate, or accrete, material.
(NuSTAR Helps Find Universe's Brightest Pulsars, NASA)
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