reconsider

verb re·con·sid·er \ ˌrē-kən-ˈsi-dər \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: reconsider in a Sentence

Definition of reconsider

reconsidered; reconsidering; reconsiders

transitive verb

: to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing

intransitive verb

: to consider something again

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reconsideration

play \ˌrē-kən-ˌsi-də-ˈrā-shən\ noun

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Examples of reconsider in a Sentence

She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.
Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.
We hope you will reconsider.

Recent Examples of reconsider from the Web

An exercise group and a youth soccer program that regularly use La Mesa parks are asking the City Council to reconsider a plan to hike the fees charged to use the facilities.

— karen pearlman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fee hikes for park users in La Mesa have moms fit to be tied," 29 May 2018
That fall, Nenner took his case file to the District Attorney’s Office and asked prosecutors to reconsider the charges.

— mensah m. dean, Philly.com, "3 charged, none convicted: Why a North Philly murder remains unsolved," 29 May 2018
North Korea responded to Trump’s decision with a surprisingly conciliatory gesture, asking Trump to reconsider and saying the North was ready to resume dialogue.

— choe sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com, "Korean leaders meet again, this time with no notice," 26 May 2018
As Bloomberg Law also notes, at least one Democratic senator, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, had asked Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to reconsider the time restrictions in a Senate hearing.

— sarah jones, The New Republic, "Trump’s War on Labor Now Includes Teens," 24 May 2018
San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell Thursday asked the Board of Supervisors to reconsider his picks for the city’s Police Commission, two days after the board rejected the same nominations in a 6-5 vote.

— dominic fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF Mayor Mark Farrell renominates 2 for police commission that Supes rejected," 17 May 2018
Skakel’s appellate lawyer, Hubert Santos, had asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2016 ruling, resulting in Friday’s decision.

— Time, "New Murder Trial Ordered for Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel," 4 May 2018
Parties who lose cases usually ask the court to reconsider and the court usually declines, within weeks.

— edmund h. mahony, courant.com, "Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel Wins At Connecticut Supreme Court, Conviction Vacated In 1975 Slaying Of Martha Moxley," 4 May 2018
However, developer John McVickers, with McVickers Development, asked trustees to reconsider at a recent Village Board meeting, and a trustee asked for it to be put on the agenda for reconsideration at this week's board meeting.

— judy pochel, Aurora Beacon-News, "For second time, Montgomery votes down plan for automotive facility," 28 Mar. 2018

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