Meaning

1 senses

  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.

    überdenken

    переду́мыватьperedúmyvatʹ, переду́матьperedúmatʹ, пересма́триватьperesmátrivatʹ

    переосми́слюватиpereosmýsljuvaty, переосми́слитиpereosmýslyty

More definitions
  • change one's mind

Examples

20 sentences

  1. You might want to rethink that.

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  2. Lack of funding forced us to rethink our plans.

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  3. I think we may have to rethink our plan.

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  4. You should rethink this program.

    Ти повинен передивитися цю програму. — uaspeaker

    ruТы должен пересмотреть эту программу. — Hellerick

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  5. Now we have to rethink everything.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
think again about a problem:
Русский
By meaning 1
think again about a problem:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
think again about a problem:

Forms

rethinks, rethinking, rethought, rethought
Base formrethink · to rethink
3rd person singularrethinks
Present participlerethinking
Past simplerethought
Past participlerethought

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrethink
he, she, itrethinks

Past simpleLesson

all personsrethought

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rethought
he, she, ithas rethought

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rethink

Word family

2 related words
Derivedrethinkablerethinker

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
retchretellB1retentionC1retinaB2retinueretireA2
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