おもいなおす
Omoinaosu
Other forms: 思いなおす
思い直す (Omoinaosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to re-think, to think back upon, to change one's mind”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
Examples
彼は反発したいという気になったが、思い直してやめた。
He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.
彼はその申し出を受け入れるつもりだったが思い直しやめた。
He was going to accept the offer, but thought better of it.
私はその事柄について彼の父に話すつもりだったが、思い直してやめた。
I was going to speak to his father about that matter, but thought better of it.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).