bethink
to think; consider (used reflexively): He bethought himself a moment.
to remind (oneself): to bethink oneself of family obligations.
to remember; recall (used reflexively): She lives in the past now, bethinking herself of happier days.
to determine; resolve: Under the circumstances I could not otherwise bethink me.
Archaic. to bear in mind; remember.
Archaic. to consider; meditate.
Origin of bethink
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How to use bethink in a sentence
The affair of the wolf having passed off so well, Alan began to bethink himself of other adventures.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousOf course our artist did not bethink himself long, but sat down at once, and launched out into an improvisation on a Polish air.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksNot till the door had closed behind her did we bethink us that it was to a humble peasant girl we had paid unconscious homage.
A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-GreenBut bethink yourself that Maria will ask, who knows, a good few crowns for this shaving.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio Valdsbethink ye whether the knight did not then think of Bishop Roger and his episcopal nephew!
A Legend of Reading Abbey | Charles MacFarlane
British Dictionary definitions for bethink
/ (bɪˈθɪŋk) /
to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
(tr often foll by of) to remind (oneself)
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