Rethink
/ˌriːˈθɪŋk/noun
To think about something again, especially in order to change a decision or opinion.
Did you know?Unlike words with ancient occult origins, “rethink” is a transparent English formation, but its power is real: the prefix re- has long carried the sense of turning an action back on itself.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
þencan
“to think, consider, devise”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*thankjaną
“to think, cause to think”
Old English
OE
ġeþencan
“to think over, consider”
16th Century
English
rethink
“to think again or over again”
Modern English
English
rethink
“to think about something again, especially to revise a judgment or plan”