reconsideration

re·con·sid·er

 (rē′kən-sĭd′ər)
v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers
v.tr.
1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision.
2. To take up for reconsideration, as a matter previously acted on by a legislature.
v.intr.
To consider again, often with alteration or modification in mind.

re′con·sid′er·a′tion n.
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Noun1.reconsideration - a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision
consideration - a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour"
2.reconsideration - thinking again about a choice previously madereconsideration - thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"
change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, reversal - a decision to reverse an earlier decision
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reconsideration

noun reappraisal, review, rethink, re-evaluation, re-examination The report urges reconsideration of the decision.
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Translations
إعادَة النَّظَر في
přezkoumání
genovervejelse
reconsidération
ismételt megfontolás
endurskoîun
ny behandlingny overveielse
rozmyslenie
yeniden gözden geçirme
重新考虑

reconsideration

[ˈriːkənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən] Nreconsideración f
on reconsiderationdespués de volver sobre ello
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reconsideration

n (of decision, judgement)Überdenken nt; (of facts)erneute Erwägung; (Jur, of case) → Wiederaufnahme f; after reconsideration, he decided …nach einiger Überlegung entschied er …
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reconsideration

[ˌriːkənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn] nriconsiderazione f
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reconsider

(riːkənˈsidə) verb
to think about again and possibly change one's opinion, decision etc. Please reconsider your decision to leave the firm.
ˈreconˌsideˈration noun
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