思い直す | Japanese meaning

思い直す【おもいなおす】

Frequency rank: 9,503. – 9,515.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

Forms

思い直す【おもいなおす】Frequency rank: 9,503. – 9,515.
思いなおす【おもいなおす】Frequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
おもいなおす

Generated definitions (experimental)

to re-think

This meaning refers to the act of revisiting one's thoughts or feelings about a particular situation or decision, suggesting a process of reconsideration.

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He decided to re-think his initial decision.

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She feels she needs to re-think the issue.

to think back upon

This usage conveys the idea of reflecting on past experiences or decisions, often with the intent of gaining insight or understanding.

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He thought back upon past events and reflected.

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I felt nostalgic as I thought back upon the memories of the holidays.

to change one's mind

This meaning indicates a shift in one's opinion or decision, often influenced by new information or personal reflection.

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He changed his mind about the proposal and decided to agree.

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She was planning to quit her job, but after receiving her friend's advice, she changed her mind.

Generated collocations (experimental)

the act of re-thinkingto reconsider a decisionto rethink and take actionto make someone rethinkthere is a need to rethinkto change one's mind after rethinkingto quickly rethinkto reflect on the pastto speak again after rethinkingan opportunity to rethink

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

いちど一度きめた決めたかんがえ考えをあらためる改める．.

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