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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

think better of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against.
    • He got halfway out the door, thought better of it, and decided to stay home, instead.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thought better of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thought better of Tense=Past lexicographic
thinking better of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thinks better of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

think twice · know better

Synonyms

reconsider

Translations (7)

it ripensare (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · fi tulla toisiin ajatuksiin (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · fi muuttaa mielensä (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · pl rozmyślić się (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · hu meggondolja magát (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · ru передумать (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) · pl rozmyślać się (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against)