Meaning
to think again, to rethink, to reconsider
- to ponder, to think over
- to change one's mind
- to think back, to recall
In a sentence
Ho ripensato alla tua idea e ora sono d'accordo.
I reconsidered your idea, and now I agree.
Ci vuoi ripensare prima di comprare tutto?
Do you want to think it over before buying everything?
Quando ripenso all'estate scorsa, mi viene da ridere.
When I think back to last summer, I start laughing.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ripensare | infinitive |
| ripensiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripenso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripensate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripensa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripensavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripensavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripensavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripensava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripensammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ripensai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ripensaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ripensò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ripenseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ripenserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ripenserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ripenserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ripenseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ripenserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ripensiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripensiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripensi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripensassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripensaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripensasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripenseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripenserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripensereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripenseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripenserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripenserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripensiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ripensate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ripensa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ripensando | gerund |
| ripensato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ripensare a for mentally revisiting something: Ci ripenso spesso. For changing a decision, Italians often say ripensarci.
- Ripensare can take a direct object in formal contexts: ripensare il progetto. With memories or past events, a is more common: ripensare a quel giorno.
- Ripensarci means to back out or change your mind, often last-minute: Ho deciso di non venire, ci ho ripensato.