BETHINK

bethink

(verb) consider or ponder something carefully; “She bethought her of their predicament”

bethink

(verb) cause oneself to consider something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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



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