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to reappraise

to reappraise

1 6.7
Look at something again to decide how valuable or important it is
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈpreɪz/
translation icon : revaluar
  • Sooner or later, GOP realists will have to reappraise the party's message rather than shoot its messenger.
  • need to reappraise

Finding ways to reappraise tends to be more helpful.

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Examples

  • During the meeting, the team agreed to reappraise the project's budget to ensure it aligns with current market conditions.

  • They're the ones who reappraise it, tell us it's not so bad and explain exactly why it's not so bad.

  • I think of making you reappraise your values and think, look back on you because it makes you look at your life.

  • Finding ways to reappraise tends to be more helpful.

  • You know, they say you begin to reappraise your life as your own mortality becomes more apparent.

  • This suggests, among many other things, the need to reappraise traditional understandings of sovereignty.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We must reappraise our objectives and define those that are of such overriding importance that they must be achieved, if necessary, at the expense of others less essential.

    Academic text (1990)
  • After reevaluating her career goals, she decided to reappraise her strategies for achieving success.

  • As he matured, he began to reappraise his friendships, recognizing which ones truly added value to his life.

Synonyms

to reconsider
vsto reappraise
227 3.7

To think again about a choice and possibly change it

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to rethink
vsto reappraise
144 3.4

To think again about something to decide if you should change it

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to revisit
vsto reappraise
72 3.7

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

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reevaluate
vsto reappraise
33 5.0

To think about a decision again to see if it should change

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reassess
vsto reappraise
32 3.7

Think about something again to decide if it should change

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reexamine
vsto reappraise
19 3.7

To look at something again to make a new decision

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reanalyze
vsto reappraise
3 4.4

To examine something again using new information to check for mistakes

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to relook
vsto reappraise
3 5.3

To consider something again before deciding

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to revalue
vsto reappraise
  • Specialized
1 6.7

To give something a new official worth, often higher, especially for money or assets

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reweigh
vsto reappraise
5.5

To think again about something to decide how important it is

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to reestimate
vsto reappraise
4.9

To make a new guess about cost or time after getting new information

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to rerate
vsto reappraise
5.8

Give something a new score after checking it

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind
to redetermine
vsto reappraise
6.9

To find or decide something again after checking it

is focused on assessing again with value or importance in mind

Antonyms

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

How Thorough

to reassess
32 3.7
to reappraise
1 6.7
to review
  • Literature
252 2.9
to check
1.0

Surface Forms

reappraise infinitive
reappraised past participle
reappraising present participle
reappraises third person singular

Morphology

reappraise = appraise (transparent) = re + appraise

The meaning is the standard iterative use of 're-' added to 'appraise', meaning to assess again.

Etymology

The word reappraise breaks into re- ('again') and appraise, which is related to the everyday word price and means 'value'. So to reappraise something is to check its value again.