"bethought" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɪˈθɔːt/ Forms: more bethought [comparative], most bethought [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: Past participle of bethink, equivalent to be- + thought. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|thought}} be- + thought Head templates: {{en-adj}} bethought (comparative more bethought, superlative most bethought)
  1. (of a thing) Intended; purposed; contrived.
    Sense id: en-bethought-en-adj-06-s6lTn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 51 30 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 21 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 12 9
  2. (of a person) Minded; disposed.
    Sense id: en-bethought-en-adj-Iw27j4gv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: well-bethought, ill-bethought

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈθɔːt/
Rhymes: -ɔːt Etymology: Past participle of bethink, equivalent to be- + thought. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|thought}} be- + thought Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bethought
  1. simple past and past participle of bethink Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bethink
    Sense id: en-bethought-en-verb-TBeAH9V3
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