to recalibrate
- verb
- /ˌriːˈkælɪˌbreɪt/
- To meet this challenge, the United States will need to recalibrate its approach to global health.
- recalibrate its policies
- need to recalibrate
You know, it's, it's a matter of sort of like recalibrating, rethinking things over time.
- You know, it's, it's a matter of sort of like recalibrating, rethinking things over time.
- Also, it's essential for our emotional regulation and recalibrating our moods.
- You know, you kind of have to recalibrate or rethink what they're actually meant to be doing.
- Probably take me at least a couple hours to recalibrate, if not a day or a week.
- So in the book, I talk about a process of resting, reflecting and recalibrating.
- So, is it possible to recalibrate a neurological pattern in the brain?
- That's our second M How we're going to recalibrate for our new journey is to adjust our self-awareness.
- I hate to interrupt the bonanza, but sometimes you got to get your brain reignited, recalibrated, really.
- I said to you, like, mate, I need a day where I can just chill and just recalibrate.
Examples
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To succeed in this environment, the company needs to recalibrate its marketing strategy based on customer feedback.
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After receiving new data, the team decided to recalibrate their goals for the project to ensure better outcomes.
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Probably take me at least a couple hours to recalibrate, if not a day or a week.
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The German government had to recalibrate its commitment to reconciliation in the Czech case.
Academic text (2001) -
As a fair and balanced consumer of news, you need to recalibrate your assumptions.
Blog text (12) -
How should schools rethink or recalibrate assessing financial need for families in this cohort?
Academic text (2006) -
U.S. officials need to recalibrate their aspirations for multilateral cooperation and reexamine long-standing assumptions about the United States' role in the world.
Academic text (2010) -
Clinicians working with gifted children need to recalibrate their perceptions of normality when determining whether behaviors meet DSM criteria.
Academic text (2006) -
In response to recent events, the government must recalibrate its policies to better serve the needs of its citizens.
Synonyms
To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine
To change your behaviour or ideas to deal with new situations
Organize something in a new way so it works better
Change the order or settings of something to fit new needs
To think about a decision again to see if it should change
Think about something again to decide if it should change
To change something again to make it better
Change something or yourself again to fit a new situation
To look at something again to make a new decision
Change a plan or system to make it work better
Express ideas in a new or better way
To get used to a new situation again
Look at something again to decide how valuable or important it is
To make a new plan after changes or problems
To change the way a company or team works to meet new goals
To adjust direction or focus after a change
To have a different opinion after seeing new facts or benefits
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Etymology
Recalibrate comes from re- meaning 'again' and calibrate, which comes from a word for 'measure', like the familiar English caliber. So to recalibrate a plan or your attitude is to 'measure' it again and change it until it fits new information.