BETHOUGHT

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

Adjective

bethought (comparative more bethought, superlative most bethought)

(of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.

(of a person) Minded; disposed.

Verb

bethought

simple past tense and past participle of bethink

Source: Wiktionary


Be*thought",

Definition: imp. & p. p. of Bethink.

BETHINK

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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