bethought

[ bih-thawt ]

/ bɪˈθɔt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of bethink.

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How to use bethought in a sentence

And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Mr. Lowten bethought himself, at this juncture, of looking out of the window.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Aristide suddenly bethought him of the furtive masquer of the night before.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Sir Rowland remembered what Mr. Wilding had said, and bethought him that it were impolitic in him to repeat it.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini

Then he bethought himself of a rule for johnny-cakes which Hovey had written out for him.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for bethought

bethought

/ (bɪˈθɔːt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of bethink

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