relook
noun[C,usually singular]
(alsore-look)uk/ˌriːˈlʊk/us/ˈriːˌlʊk/theactofthinkingcarefullyabout asubjectagain so that you can make a newdecisionabout it:
Thesenatorcalled for a relookatthecaresystem.
I amsuretheauthoritieswill have a re-look at thisproposal.
- Thejetwas theresultof acompleterelook at theprinciplesofaircraftdesign.
- We need to take a relook at the wayfinancialmarketswork.
- Thewholeeducationalsystemneedsa relook.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- soul-searching