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
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
