rethink
/ɹiːˈθɪŋk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
Example Sentences
- "Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health."
- "There's a myth that incest survivors are an extremely small percentage of the gay male community. But that belief is something that needs to be rethought. One in six men (gay and straight) polled in a 1985 Los Angeles Times survey reported being sexually abused before the age of 18."
- "But the NCC has been forced to rethink its approach and has already extended the deadline three times, at short notice."
- "This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink."
- "Guardiola needed a rethink and his hand was forced when De Bruyne was forced off in the 58th minute after a check by Rüdiger."
- "There was a complete rethink in 2020, following a review into why costs rose by £100 million in the space of a year."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English rethink From re- + think.