verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɹikənˌsɪdɚ/
Canada, General-American:[ˈɹikənˌsɪɾ.ɚ]
Canada, General-American:[ˈɹikn̩ˌsɪɾ.ɚ]
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Australian:/ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/
CMU ARPABET:R IY2 K AH0 N S IH1 D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To consider a matter again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
Is there any way I can get you to reconsider selling your car?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To change one's mind, with or without actually considering the matter again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Won't you reconsider your decision?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
4
verb
Meaning 4
consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English consider English reconsider From re- + consider.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
преразглеждам
(prerazgleždam)
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Catalan:
reconsiderar
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Chinese Mandarin:
重新考慮 /重新考虑
(chóngxīn kǎolǜ)
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Dutch:
heroverwegen
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Finnish:
harkita uudelleen
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Finnish:
miettiä vielä
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Finnish:
harkita vielä
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
French:
reconsidérer
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
German:
überdenken
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Hungarian:
újra átgondol
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Hungarian:
felülvizsgál
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Italian:
riconsiderare
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Japanese:
再考する
(saikō suru)
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Latin:
recōgitō
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Polish:
ponownie rozważać
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Polish:
ponownie rozważyć
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Portuguese:
reconsiderar
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Romanian:
reconsidera
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Russian:
пересма́тривать
(peresmátrivatʹ)
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Russian:
пересмотре́ть
(peresmotrétʹ)
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Scottish Gaelic:
ath-smaoinich
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Spanish:
reconsiderar
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Swedish:
ompröva
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
Swedish:
tänka om
— to consider a matter thought already to have been decided
