change of mind
A decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something differentA decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something different.
» Why did you change your mind?
Warum hast du deine Meinung geändert? — Sudajaengi
Почему вы передумали? — marafon
Почему ты передумал? — odexed
Почему ты передумала? — odexed
Чому ти передумав? — deniko
Чому ти передумала? — deniko
Чому ви передумали? — deniko
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1 sensesA decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something different.
John had a sudden change of mind when he saw that better offer.
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Examples
737 sentencesWhy did you change your mind?
Чому ти передумав? — deniko
ruПочему вы передумали? — marafon
deWarum hast du deine Meinung geändert? — Sudajaengi
I could still change my mind.
Я все ще можу передумати. — deniko
I hope Tom changes his mind.
Сподіваюся, Том передумає. — deniko
ruНадеюсь, Том передумает. — marafon
deIch hoffe, Tom hat es sich anders überlegt. — raggione
I hope you change your mind.
Сподіваюся, ти передумаєш. — deniko
deIch hoffe, du überlegst es dir anders. — raggione
Why did they change their minds?
Чому вони передумали? — deniko
ruПочему они передумали? — marafon
deWarum haben sie sich’s anders überlegt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From change one's mind.From change one's mind.
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Forms
plural: changes of mind| Singular | change of mind |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a decision to reverse an earlier decision:reversalflip-flopturnaboutturnaround
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.