reevaluate

verb

re·eval·u·ate (ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt

-yü-ˌāt

variants or re-evaluate

reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating

Synonyms of reevaluate next

transitive + intransitive

: to evaluate (something or someone) again especially with regard to changes or new information

Debts force students to delay marriage, postpone children and reevaluate career choices.—

Steve Gardiner

If you are out of work, maybe this is a good time to slow down and reevaluate your priorities.—

Mark Wayman

The time has come, I believe, for us to re-evaluate teaching …—

Jane E. Peterson

He said … that council will have time later to reevaluate if the Cooksville Creek owners don't budge.—

Alex McKeen

reevaluation

(ˌ)rē-i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən

-yü-ˈā-

noun

or re-evaluation

plural reevaluations or re-evaluations

Intense reevaluation of the field's traditional subject matter—and also of its methods of observation and explanation—has plunged cultural anthropology into a profound state of crisis. —

Louis A. Sass

Examples of reevaluate in a Sentence

the senator is arguing that the government needs to reevaluate its budget in light of the committee's findings

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That show, which was a see now, buy now format for its fall 2024 collection, came after a short pause following the brand’s presentation at New York Men’s Day in September 2023, after which the designers took time to reevaluate their approach to the brand. —

Layla Ilchi, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024 The answer may fuel his determination or lead to reevaluating his priorities. —

Bashir Agboola, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Opportunity to reevaluate my relationship with running, opportunity to challenge myself, opportunity to switch things up. —

Talia Abbas, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024 This survey of travel writing is interesting to reevaluate in light of so many recent sources that conflate tourism with traveling. —

Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reevaluate