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be·think
(bĭ-thĭngk′)v. be·thought (-thôt′), be·think·ing, be·thinks
v.tr.
1. To cause (oneself) to reflect on or consider.
2. To remind (oneself); remember.
v.intr. Archaic
To meditate; ponder.
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bethink
(bɪˈθɪŋk)vb, -thinks, -thinking or -thought
1. to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
2. (often foll by: of) to remind (oneself)
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be•think
(bɪˈθɪŋk)v.t. -thought, -think•ing.
1. to cause (oneself) to consider.
2. to remind (oneself).
3. to recall.
[before 1000]
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bethink
Past participle: bethought
Gerund: bethinking
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Verb | 1. | bethink - cause oneself to consider something |
2. | bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
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