rethink
verb/ˌriːˈθɪŋk/
/ˌriːˈθɪŋk/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rethink | /ˌriːˈθɪŋk/ /ˌriːˈθɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it rethinks | /ˌriːˈθɪŋks/ /ˌriːˈθɪŋks/ |
| past simple rethought | /ˌriːˈθɔːt/ /ˌriːˈθɔːt/ |
| past participle rethought | /ˌriːˈθɔːt/ /ˌriːˈθɔːt/ |
| -ing form rethinking | /ˌriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- rethink (something) to think again about an idea, a course of action, etc., especially in order to change it
- to rethink a plan
- I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fundamentally
- radically
- seriously
- …
- force somebody to
- make somebody
- have to
- …
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