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bethink.

To think about, to recollect.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɪˈθɪŋk/
  1. To think about, to recollect.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.

    reflexive
  3. To meditate, ponder; to consider.

    intransitive
  4. To determine, resolve.

Where this word comes from

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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