How to say "reconsider" in Japanese

• 考え直すかんがえなおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the general sense of 'reconsider': to rethink or reassess a decision, plan, or opinion. It simply means to think about something again, often with a view to changing one's mind.
  あなたがそれを考え直かんがえなおして止とめてもらえればと思おもいます。↗

  I hope you'll think better of it.
• 洗い直すあらいなおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'reconsider' as going back over something and reworking it thoroughly, the image being of washing it again; it suggests careful re-examination rather than simply thinking a matter over in one's head.

Choose 「考え直す」 for the plain sense of rethinking a decision, plan, or opinion; choose 「洗い直す」 when you mean going back over something and reworking it thoroughly, with a nuance of careful re-examination.

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• 考え直すかんがえなおすto reconsider
• 見つめ直すみつめなおすto take another good look at
• 洗い直すあらいなおすto reconsider