replantear

to reconsider

verb rreh-plahn-teh-AHR Rare

Also means

to reframe

Usage Note

Replantear carries a nuance of stepping back to re-examine the foundations of a plan or argument, rather than simply changing one's mind; it is closer to 'to rethink' or 'to re-examine' than to reconsiderar. The reflexive replantearse is very common: me lo tengo que replantear ('I need to rethink this'). It belongs to educated and journalistic registers.

Examples

"Hay que replantear la estrategia del equipo."

Natural Translation

We need to reconsider the team's strategy.

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