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rethink

Word family (noun) think rethink thinker thinking the unthinkable (adjective) thinkable ≠ unthinkable thinking ≠ unthinking (verb) think rethink (adverb) unthinkingly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrethinkre‧think /riːˈθɪŋk/ verb (past tense and past participle rethought /-ˈθɔːt $ -ˈθɒːt/) [intransitive, transitive] THINK ABOUTto think about a plan or idea again in order to decide if any changes should be made SYN reconsider an opportunity to rethink our policy on advertising —rethink /ˈriːθɪŋk/ noun [singular] It’s time for a complete rethink of the way we farm our countryside.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusrethink• A series of developments over the last several years has resulted in some rethinking.• Its premise, that a robust global economy is a prerequisite for healthy local societies, needs to be rethought.• Depending upon the degree of estrangement, many parents of work-inhibited students may benefit from rethinking existing patterns of communication.• He finished his prayers, rapidly rethought his assumptions, and woke up Jesuit colleagues in several different time zones.• But I believe that children need to be inducted into the tradition of reliving and rethinking moments of their lives.• This made it possible to rethink multiculturalism's psychological interpretation of racism as individual prejudice in more structural and politicized terms.• But by rethinking our approach to haircare, we can keep looking younger for longer.• The need to rethink our concept of the research library in this wider information environment will be discussed.• Perhaps it's time to rethink our priorities.From Longman Business Dictionaryrethinkre‧think /ˌriːˈθɪŋk/ verb (past tense and past participle rethought /-ˈθɔːt-ˈθɒːt/) [intransitive, transitive] to consider a plan or idea again carefully because it might need to be changedIf things get worse, the company may have to rethink itsstrategy. —rethink /ˈriːθɪŋk/ noun [countable]a complete rethink of the company’s product line→ See Verb table
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Verb table
rethink
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they rethink
he, she, it rethinks
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they rethought
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have rethought
he, she, it has rethought
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had rethought
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will rethink
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have rethought
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Continuous Form
Present
I am rethinking
he, she, it is rethinking
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you, we, they are rethinking
Past
I, he, she, it was rethinking
you, we, they were rethinking
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been rethinking
he, she, it has been rethinking
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been rethinking
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be rethinking
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been rethinking
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