Definition

1. Verb:

   • To think again about a choice, decision, or idea: To reconsider something, often with the intention of potentially changing it.

2. Noun:

   • An act or instance of thinking again: A reconsideration of a previous choice or plan.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:

  • After hearing the feedback, she decided to rethink her proposal.
  • The company was forced to rethink its entire strategy after the market changed.

• Noun (often used with an article like "a"):

  • The policy failure calls for a complete rethink.
  • We need to have a rethink about our priorities.

Advanced Usage

• "to rethink one's position": To reconsider one's stance or opinion on an issue.
  • The new evidence made him rethink his position on the environmental policy.

Variants and Related Words

• Rethinking (gerund/noun): The continuous form of the verb or the concept of reconsideration.
  • The rethinking of urban design is crucial for sustainability.

Synonyms

• Reconsider (verb): To think about something again, especially with a view to changing a decision.
• Review (verb): To assess or examine something again.
• Re-evaluate (verb): To evaluate or judge something again.

Related Phrases

• Have second thoughts: To begin to doubt a decision you have made.
  • I'm having second thoughts about accepting the job offer. (This idiom is related to the concept of a rethink.)

Noun

1. thinking again about a choice previously made
   • he had second thoughts about his purchase

Verb

1. change one's mind
   • He rethought his decision to take a vacation