JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
思い直す
To reconsider and change one’s mind.
Readings
Other forms
思い直します polite form
思い直した plain past
思い直して te-form
Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To reconsider / To change one's mind
Refers to the act of reconsidering a prior decision or feeling and consciously changing it, often to a more reasonable or positive conclusion.
Example
会社 を 辞めよう と 思っ た が 、 思い直し て 続ける こと に し た 。
I was going to quit my job, but I reconsidered and decided to stay.
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