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to reapproach

to reapproach

1 5.8
To try to contact or deal with someone again after the first try
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈproʊtʃ/
translation icon : reacercar
  • The therapist suggested that we reapproach the issue again after taking some time to reflect on our feelings.

This is just a way that they could reapproach the balance sheet.

Examples

  • This is just a way that they could reapproach the balance sheet.

    Evan Carmichael

  • Following successful differentiation as an individual, that individual can then reapproach the attachment figure, coming back in a new way, which Mahler et al. term "rapprochement."

    Academic text (2000)

  • By the time she reapproached the road, she saw the cop with his arm fully extended and his service revolver two feet from Feaver's head.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • In some cases, reapproaching participants at a later time yields a change of heart, while in others it is appropriate to discontinue interactions altogether.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Reapproaching the podium, Mehli leans forward to receive these flowers and is suddenly jarred from within.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • After the initial proposal was rejected, the team decided to reapproach the investors with a revised plan.

  • During the meeting, Sarah will reapproach the topic we discussed last week to see if anyone has changed their mind.

Synonyms

to revisit
vsto reapproach
72 3.7

To return to an idea or topic to think about it again

is a renewed attempt after prior contact rather than review for study
to recontact
vsto reapproach
1 4.4

To get in touch with someone again after speaking to them before

is a broader return to try again after a previous attempt or contact
to reinvite
vsto reapproach
3.4

Ask someone to come again to an event or place

is a general renewed attempt not limited to asking attendance
to repropose
vsto reapproach
7.0

To suggest an idea again after people refused it

is a broad renewed attempt rather than only repeating a plan
to reraise
vsto reapproach
6.1

To mention a topic or problem again

is a general return to try again rather than only mentioning topics

Antonyms

to avoid
∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

How Persistent

to pester
34 3.2
to persist
62 3.7
to reapproach
1 5.8
retry
1 3.3
approach
14 3.4

Surface Forms

reapproach infinitive
reapproached past
reapproached past participle
reapproaching present participle
reapproaches third person singular

Morphology

reapproach = approach (transparent) = re + approach

This is a straightforward verbal prefixation meaning 'approach again'.

Etymology

Reapproach is made of re- 'again' + approach 'to come near', so to reapproach is to go back and try to reach, talk to, or deal with someone again after an earlier try.