reconsideration

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌrikənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌriːkənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of thinking about a decision again, often to change it

The board granted his appeal a full reconsideration.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of thinking about a... reassessmentreevaluationrethinkreviewreappraisalreexamination

Word family

Related forms reconsider consider consideration considerate

Etymology

From reconsider (re- 'again' + consider) + -ation. Consider is from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to examine, observe'), perhaps originally an augury term, from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation').

re- Latin considerare Latin sidus Latin

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# reconsideration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌrikənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːkənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/

## Meanings
1. the act of thinking about a decision again, often to change it

## Examples
- The board granted his appeal a full reconsideration.

## Synonyms
- reassessment
- reevaluation
- rethink
- review
- reappraisal
- reexamination

## Related Forms
- reconsider
- consider
- consideration
- considerate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: considerare
- Root: sidus

## Etymology
From reconsider (re- 'again' + consider) + -ation. Consider is from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to examine, observe'), perhaps originally an augury term, from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation').

## AI Etymology
Reconsideration comes from reconsider (re- 'again' + consider) + -ation. Consider is from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ('to examine, observe'), perhaps originally an augury term, from con- ('with') + sidus ('star, constellation'). The historical trail runs through Latin re-, Latin considerare and Latin sidus. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means the act of thinking about a decision again, often to change it. Related forms include reconsider, consider, consideration, considerate.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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