reevaluate
verb
re·eval·u·ate
(ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt 
-yü-ˌāt
variants
or re-evaluate
reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating
: 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
Steve GardinerIf you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.—Mark Wayman
Mark WaymanThe time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …—Jane E. Peterson
Jane E. PetersonHe said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.—Alex McKeen
Alex McKeen
reevaluation
(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
noun
-yü-ˈā-
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
Louis A. Sass
Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence
the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings
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Father Mother Sister Brother tells the story of estranged siblings who reunite after years apart and are forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
He is expected to be reevaluated in one to three weeks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In more recent years, critics have reevaluated Freaks as a landmark film, one that humanizes its disabled characters and presents the non-disabled people who exploit them as the true monsters.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Reaves also had 11 rebounds, nine assists and a pair of steals, just missing a 50-point triple-double hours after the Lakers ruled out Doncic with a left finger sprain and a left lower leg contusion that will sideline him for approximately a week before being reevaluated.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
He is expected to be reevaluated in one to three weeks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
In more recent years, critics have reevaluated Freaks as a landmark film, one that humanizes its disabled characters and presents the non-disabled people who exploit them as the true monsters.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Reaves also had 11 rebounds, nine assists and a pair of steals, just missing a 50-point triple-double hours after the Lakers ruled out Doncic with a left finger sprain and a left lower leg contusion that will sideline him for approximately a week before being reevaluated.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reevaluate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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