reevaluate

verb

re·​eval·​u·​ate (ˌ)rē-i-ˈval-yə-ˌwāt How to pronounce reevaluate (audio)
-yü-ˌāt
variants or re-evaluate
reevaluated or re-evaluated; reevaluating or re-evaluating

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 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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Several entertainment professionals reevaluated that mentality for the L.A. Times at the end of last year. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025 The league can reevaluate its current 11-year, $2.2 billion media rights deal after 2028, CNBC previously reported, and the WNBA players union opted out of its current collective bargaining agreement in October. Russell Leung, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Likewise, the current proposal of increasing business aviation fuel taxes by a whopping factor of five could be reevaluated. Brian Foley, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Earlier this month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House would not be reevaluating the decision to keep the flags at half-staff during the inauguration. Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reevaluate 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reevaluate was in 1905

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“Reevaluate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reevaluate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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