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To reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Think twice before you go, since it could be dangerous.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
consider and reconsider carefully
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Think twice before you have a child
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
三思
(saam3 si1)
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Chinese:
三思
(zh-min-nan)
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Chinese Mandarin:
三思
(sānsī, sànsī)
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Czech:
rozmyslet se
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Finnish:
harkita tarkkaan
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Finnish:
miettiä tarkkaan
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Finnish:
harkita kahdesti
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Finnish:
miettiä kahdesti
— to reconsider, use judgement
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French:
y regarder à deux fois
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Italian:
pensarci due volte
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Portuguese:
pensar duas vezes
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Spanish:
pensar dos veces
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Spanish:
tentarse la ropa
— to reconsider, use judgement
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Vietnamese:
nghĩ tới nghĩ lui
— to reconsider, use judgement