repensei

Repensei is a Portuguese verb form that expresses a past act of reconsidering. It is the first-person singular pretérito perfeito (simple past) of the verb repensar, which means to rethink or reconsider.

Repensar is a regular -ar verb formed from the prefix re- plus pensar (to think). The principal conjugation in the pretérito perfeito is: eu repensei; tu repensaste; ele/ela/você repensou; nós repensamos; vós repensastes; eles/elas/vocês repensaram. In modern usage, the form eu repensei is common across many varieties of Portuguese, with variations in the second-person forms depending on regional preference (for example, você repensou and eles/elas repensaram are widely used).

Usage of repensei centers on indicating that the speaker reconsidered a thought, decision, plan, or opinion at some point in the past. It can appear in formal writing or everyday speech. Example: “Depois de ouvir as evidências, repensei minha posição.” Etymologically, the word combines the prefix re- (again, back) with pensar (to think), yielding the sense of doing the thinking again.