bethink
(verb) consider or ponder something carefully; “She bethought her of their predicament”
bethink
(verb) cause oneself to consider something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bethink (third-person singular simple present bethinks, present participle bethinking, simple past and past participle bethought)
(obsolete, transitive) To think about, to recollect.
(reflexive) To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
(intransitive) To meditate, ponder; to consider.
To determine, resolve.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*think", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bethought; p. pr. & vb. n. Bethinking.] Etym: [AS. be; pref. be- + to think. See Think.]
Definition: To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought. I have bethought me of another fault. Shak. The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and recover. Milton. We bethink a means to break it off. Shak.
Syn.
– To recollect; remember; reflect.
Be*think", v. i.
Definition: To think; to recollect; to consider. "Bethink ere thou dismiss us." Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
