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

Words nearby bethink

bethel, Bethel Park, be the making of, Bethesda, Beth Hillel, bethink, Bethlehem, Bethlehem sage, Bethmann-Hollweg, Beth Midrash, Bethnal Green

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|Various
Of 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 Niecks
Not 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-Green
But bethink yourself that Maria will ask, who knows, a good few crowns for this shaving.
The Fourth Estate, vol. 2|Armando Palacio Valds

Bethink 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

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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bethink

Origin of bethink

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How to use bethink in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for bethink