bethink

Meaning

Verb

To think about, to recollect.
To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
To meditate, ponder; to consider.
To determine, resolve.

Origin

From Middle English bethenken, bithenchen from Old English beþenċan, biþenċan, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną; equivalent to be- + think. Akin to Old High German pidenchan (German bedenken), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽, Dutch bedenken.

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