verb
Meaning 1
To think about, to recollect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
bethink
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Pronunciation
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/bɪˈθɪŋk/
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rhymes with -ɪŋk
verb
Meaning 2
To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive
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verb
Meaning 3
To meditate, ponder; to consider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: afterthink, agitate, bethink, call to mind, chew, chew over, chew the cud, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, introspect, mull, mull over, muse, overthink, ponder, meditate, quander, reflect, rethink, reconsider, revolve, ruminate, second-guess, think, think over
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verb
Meaning 4
To determine, resolve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
consider or ponder something carefully
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She bethought her of their predicament
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Broader terms: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
verb
Meaning 6
cause oneself to consider something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Middle English bethenken, bithenchen (“to think about, consider”) from Old English beþenċan, biþenċan (“to think upon, remind, consider, remember”), from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną; equivalent to be- + think. Akin to Old High German pidenchan (German bedenken), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biþagkjan), Dutch bedenken.