Bethinking

Bethinking
Bethink Be*think", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bethought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bethinking}.] [AS. be[thorn]encan; pref. be- + [thorn]encan to think. See {Think}.] To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought. [1913 Webster]

I have bethought me of another fault. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and recover. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

We bethink a means to break it off. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To recollect; remember; reflect. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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