reevaluate

verb

re·​eval·​u·​ate (ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt How to pronounce reevaluate (audio)
-yü-ˌāt
variants or re-evaluate
reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating

transitive + intransitive

: to evaluate (something or someone) again especially with regard to changes or new information
Debts force students to delay marriage, postpone children and reevaluate career choices.Steve Gardiner
If you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.Mark Wayman
The time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …Jane E. Peterson
He said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.Alex McKeen
reevaluation noun
or re-evaluation
plural reevaluations or re-evaluations
Intense reevaluation of the field's traditional subject matter—and also of its methods of observation and explanation—has plunged cultural anthropology into a profound state of crisis. Louis A. Sass

Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The creative director of Maison Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli, has always considered color a powerful channel of immediate and direct communication, systematically used as a means of altering perception and reevaluating form and function. Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2024 Wehle said in 2023 that the department was working to make changes to attract new officers including upgrading equipment, reevaluating departmental policies and offering new training opportunities for officers. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2024 Meanwhile, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently reevaluating how utilities develop and operate transmission networks and may issue new rules in the coming months. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2024 Bauer-Kahan’s bill would have forced the state to reevaluate the remaining 2,600 other kinds of state jobs over the next year, which represent roughly 200,000 more people, said Camille Travis, a spokesperson for the state’s human resources department. Calmatters, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024 But once the streaming era hit and started stealing some of radio’s time spent listening, terrestrial programmers began reevaluating their product to discover what differentiates it from streaming. Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024 Failing that, Washington will have to reevaluate the merits of America’s special relationship with Israel. Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2024 However, a recent survey commissioned by UScellular suggests that many Americans are reevaluating their relationship with their phones. Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Hill’s spiritual quest to the redwoods was inspired, in part, by a desire to heal and reevaluate her priorities after she was nearly killed by a drunk driver. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reevaluate was in 1905

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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reevaluate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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