rethink

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ think.

Pronunciation

Verb

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Noun

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːθɪŋk/

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Verb

rethink (third-person singular simple present rethinks, present participle rethinking, simple past and past participle rethought)

1. To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.

   Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health.

   • 1991 December 8, Liz Galst, “Gay Male Incest Survivors, Safer Sex, and AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 8:

     There's a myth that incest survivors are an extremely small percentage of the gay male community. But that belief is something that needs to be rethought. One in six men (gay and straight) polled in a 1985 Los Angeles Times survey reported being sexually abused before the age of 18.

Translations

think again about a problem

• Bulgarian: преми́слям (bg) (premísljam), преми́сля (bg) (premíslja), обми́слям (bg) (obmísljam), обми́сля (bg) (obmíslja)
• Catalan: repensar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 再想 (zàixiǎng), 重想 (chóngxiǎng), 重新考慮／重新考虑 (chóngxīn kǎolǜ)

• French: repenser (fr), réfléchir (fr)
• German: überdenken (de)
• Hungarian: újragondol (hu), újra átgondol
• Italian: ripensare (it), rivedere (it), riconsiderare
• Japanese: 再考する (ja) (さいこうする, saikō suru)
• Polish: przemyśleć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: repensar (pt)
• Romanian: regândi (ro)
• Russian: переду́мывать (ru) impf (peredúmyvatʹ), переду́мать (ru) pf (peredúmatʹ), пересма́тривать (ru) impf (peresmátrivatʹ), пересмотре́ть (ru) pf (peresmotrétʹ), переосмыслить (ru) (pereosmyslitʹ)
• Spanish: repensar (es), reflexionar (es)
• Turkish: tekrardan düşünmek
• Ukrainian: переосми́слювати impf (pereosmýsljuvaty), переосми́слити pf (pereosmýslyty)

Noun

rethink (plural rethinks)

1. The act of thinking again about something.

   This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink.

   • 2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Guardiola needed a rethink and his hand was forced when De Bruyne was forced off in the 58th minute after a check by Rüdiger.

   • 2022 September 21, Howard Johnston, “Network News: HS2's Interchange station to create 1,000 extra jobs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 16:

     There was a complete rethink in 2020, following a review into why costs rose by £100 million in the space of a year.

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