"bethink" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈθɪŋk/ Forms: bethinks [present, singular, third-person], bethinking [participle, present], bethought [participle, past], bethought [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*teng-|id=think}}, {{inh|en|enm|bethenken}} Middle English bethenken, {{m|enm|bithenchen|t=to think about, consider}} bithenchen (“to think about, consider”), {{inh|en|ang|beþenċan}} Old English beþenċan, {{m|ang|biþenċan|t=to think upon, remind, consider, remember}} biþenċan (“to think upon, remind, consider, remember”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*biþankijaną}} Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, {{prefix|en|be|think}} be- + think, {{cog|goh|pidenchan}} Old High German pidenchan, {{cog|de|bedenken}} German bedenken, {{cog|got|𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biþagkjan), {{cog|nl|bedenken}} Dutch bedenken Head templates: {{en-verb|bethinks|bethinking|bethought}} bethink (third-person singular simple present bethinks, present participle bethinking, simple past and past participle bethought)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To think about, to recollect. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-bethink-en-verb-mOybtvUj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 34 28 19 20
  2. (reflexive) To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-bethink-en-verb-Sdr2kLCm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 71 5 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 34 28 19 20
  3. (intransitive) To meditate, ponder; to consider. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: ponder
    Sense id: en-bethink-en-verb-7BqXbq6A Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 34 28 19 20
  4. To determine, resolve.
    Sense id: en-bethink-en-verb-JoB7Ik~Q Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 34 28 19 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unbethink

Inflected forms

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