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

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

(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 

-yü-ˈā-

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

Synonyms

• readdress
• reanalyze
• reconceive
• reconsider
• redefine
• reexamine
• reexplore
• rethink
• review
• revisit
• reweigh

Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite facing resistance from her own family, Dominique chooses to take the young girl under her wing and reevaluate her priorities. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024

While Ingham County leans Democratic, Jones observes a shift in sentiment, with voters potentially reevaluating their support for the current president. —Viet Anh Phan, Donte Smith, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024

Perhaps surprisingly, only 34% of the organizations surveyed have used AI to reevaluate KPIs, but 90% of those that did reported improvements. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024

Companies are constantly strategizing and reevaluating their workforce needs for the future. —Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024

As a result, every streamer, including Disney+, has had to reevaluate. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024

Both will be reevaluated in two weeks, the Hornets said, and that timeline extends into the middle of this month, putting the remainder of the season potentially in jeopardy for each depending on the length of their respective individual rehabs. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024

If the district does find discrepancies between the scores that students received and the quality of their responses, officials can request that those tests be reevaluated by a human score, DeSimone said. —Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024

The lawsuit comes as Apple has been forced to reevaluate many of these long-standing policies in the European Union due to the bloc’s Digital Markets Act. —Jon Porter, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above