bethought

[ bih-thawt ]

/ bɪˈθɔt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of bethink.

Nearby words

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Definition for bethought (2 of 2)

bethink

[ bih-thingk ]

/ bɪˈθɪŋk /

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.

Origin of bethink

before 1000; Middle English bethenken, Old English bethencan. See be-, think¹

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Examples from the Web for bethought

On the way Bova bethought him how he could have deserved such a shameful death, and to lose his life in the flower of his days.
The Russian Garland|Various
Then Mrs. Dunn bethought herself of a way to make their exit less awkward and embarrassing.
Cap'n Warren's Wards|Joseph C. Lincoln
Mr Dorrit bethought himself that he had business at his banker's.
Little Dorrit|Charles Dickens
He bethought him of these friends, and called upon them; but they all began to make excuse.
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous|Sarah K. Bolton

Then I bethought myself that there was something strange like in his look, and that he was pale, and somehow not like himself.
Self-control|Mary Brunton

British Dictionary definitions for bethought (1 of 2)

bethought

/ (bɪˈθɔːt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of bethink

British Dictionary definitions for bethought (2 of 2)

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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