See rethink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"en:Thinking"
],
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"2": "re",
"3": "think"
},
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"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From re- + think.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "rethinks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "Guardiola needed a rethink and his hand was forced when De Bruyne was forced off in the 58th minute after a check by Rüdiger.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 21, Howard Johnston, “Network News: HS2's Interchange station to create 1,000 extra jobs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 16:",
"text": "There was a complete rethink in 2020, following a review into why costs rose by £100 million in the space of a year.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"The act of thinking again about something."
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈɹiːθɪŋk/"
},
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}
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