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rethinking

[/riːˈθɪŋkɪŋ/]
noun/verb (gerund/present participle)
reconsideração; repensar
1. The act of thinking about something again, typically to form a new or different opinion or approach
The company is rethinking its business strategy after poor sales.
A empresa está reconsiderando sua estratégia de negócios após as vendas fracas.
2. Reconsidering or reevaluating a previous decision or belief
She is rethinking her decision to move abroad.
Ela está repensando sua decisão de se mudar para o exterior.
Synonyms
reconsideringreevaluatingreassessingreconsiderationreflection
Antonyms
acceptingconfirmingmaintaining

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reconsideração; repensar
Most common usage in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
reconsideração
Preferred in business and formal contexts
Portugal
reconsideração; reexame
Reexame is more common in formal and institutional contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

second thoughts
having a change of heart
reconsidering one's position
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