rethink

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌriːˈθɪŋk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/riˈθɪnk/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. rē thingk′; n. rē′thingk′)


Inflections of 'rethink' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
rethinks
v 3rd person singular
rethinking
v pres p
rethought
v past
rethought
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•think /riˈθɪnk/USA pronunciation  v. [~ + object], -thought, -think•ing. 
  1. to think again (about something):rethought the situation and came up with a new plan.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•think  (v. rē thingk′;n. rē′thingk′),USA pronunciation v., -thought, -think•ing, n. 
v.t., v.i. 
  1. to reconsider, esp. profoundly.

n. 
  1. the act of reconsidering.
  • re- + think1 1690–1700
re•think′er, n. 

'rethink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
reconsider

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