Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on second thought

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables
on sec-ond thought
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

After reconsidering; on further consideration.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

on second thoughts (alternative)

Phrases

have second thoughts

Frequently Paired Words

have second thoughts

Synonyms

then again upon further thought

Questions

What does on second thought mean?
After reconsidering; on further consideration.

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