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rethink

[ree-thingk, ree-thingk]

verb (used with or without object)

rethought, rethinking 
  1. to reconsider, especially profoundly.



noun

  1. the act of reconsidering.

rethink

verb

  1. to think about (something) again, esp with a view to changing one's tactics or opinions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of thinking again

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • rethinker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rethink1

First recorded in 1690–1700; re- + think 1
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For Wilson, the album was a revelation, challenging him to rethink the possibility of a record album as an artistic statement.

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On Monday, Labour backbenchers broadly welcomed the U-turn but renewed their calls for the government to rethink other cuts, including changes to disability payments.

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The MP for York Central also urged a rethink on planned benefit cuts, adding: "You can't rob disabled people in order to pay older people, that doesn't make sense."

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"This simple fact calls for a rethinking of foundational concepts in law and health sciences," Benvenuti wrote, nearly a decade before these latest findings.

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His latest book, "Is A River Alive?," asks that question not metaphorically but urgently, inviting us to rethink our relationship with the natural world at a fundamental level.

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