to have a fundamental rethink of policy
I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically.
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Rethink — is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK. As of 2 July 2002 Rethink is the new operating name for the National Schizophrenia Fellowship.Rethink s mission statement is Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental… … Wikipedia
rethink — re‧think [ˌriːˈθɪŋk] verb rethought PTandPP [ ˈθɔːt ǁ ˈθɒːt] [intransitive, transitive] to consider a plan or idea again carefully because it might need to be changed: • If things get worse, the company may have to rethink its strategy. rethink… … Financial and business terms
rethink — index reconsider Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rethink — (v.) 1700, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + THINK (Cf. think) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
rethink — ► VERB (past and past part. rethought) ▪ assess or consider (a policy or course of action) again. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of rethinking … English terms dictionary
rethink — [rē thiŋk′] vt. rethought, rethinking to think over again, with a view to changing; reconsider … English World dictionary
rethink — I UK [ˌriːˈθɪŋk] / US [ˌrɪˈθɪŋk] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms rethink : present tense I/you/we/they rethink he/she/it rethinks present participle rethinking past tense rethought UK [ˌriːˈθɔːt] / US [ˌrɪˈθɔt] past participle rethought … English dictionary
rethink — [[t]ri͟ːθɪ̱ŋk[/t]] rethinks, rethinking, rethought 1) VERB If you rethink something such as a problem, a plan, or a policy, you think about it again and change it. [V n] Both major political parties are having to rethink their policies... [V n] I … English dictionary
rethink — re|think [ri:ˈθıŋk] v past tense and past participle rethought [ ˈθo:t US ˈθo:t] [I and T] to think about a plan or idea again in order to decide if any changes should be made = ↑reconsider ▪ an opportunity to rethink our policy on advertising… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rethink — re|think1 [ ,ri θıŋk ] (past tense and past participle re|thought [ ,ri θɔt ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to consider something such as an idea, plan, or system again in order to change it rethink re|think 2 [ ri,θıŋk ] noun count an act of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
