verb
bethink
Bethink (verb) means to think about something or remember it.
verb
1
To think about something or remember it.
2
To bring something to mind and think carefully about it.
"He showed the two men from Vinland how to fit the rubber masks over their noses. “Bethink you to outbreathe through your mouths, and you’ll be fine.”"
— Harry Turtledove & L. Sprague deCamp, Down in the Bottomlands: And Other Places (2013)
3
To think deeply about something.
4
To decide firmly to do something.
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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.
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What is the meaning of bethink?
"bethink" (verb) means to think about something or remember it.
What is another word for bethink?
Other words for "bethink" include muse, deliberate, chew, contemplate, mull, introspect.
What are the different meanings of bethink?
"bethink" has 3 main meanings: 1. To think about something or remember it; 2. To bring something to mind and think carefully about it; 3. To think deeply about something.
