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bethink

[ bih-thingk ]
/ bɪˈθɪŋk /
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verb (used with object), be·thought, be·think·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), be·thought, be·think·ing.
Archaic. to consider; meditate.
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Origin of bethink

before 1000; Middle English bethenken,Old English bethencan.See be-, think1
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British Dictionary definitions for bethink

bethink
/ (bɪˈθɪŋk) /

verb -thinks, -thinking or -thought archaic, or dialect
to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
(tr often foll by of) to remind (oneself)
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