bethink

C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /bɪˈθɪŋk/ UK /bɪˈθɪŋk/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to cause oneself to consider or recollect; to call to mind

She paused to bethink herself of where she had last seen the key.

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1 verb · to cause oneself to... recollect recall remember consider ponder reflect

Opposites

forget

Word family

Related forms think

Etymology

From Old English beþencan ('to consider, remember'), from be- (intensive) + þencan ('to think').

beþencan Old English þencan Old English

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Mind & Cognition

# bethink

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** bɪˈθɪŋk
**IPA (UK):** bɪˈθɪŋk

## Meanings
1. to cause oneself to consider or recollect; to call to mind

## Examples
- She paused to bethink herself of where she had last seen the key.

## Synonyms
- recollect
- recall
- remember
- consider
- ponder
- reflect

## Antonyms
- forget

## Related Forms
- think

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: beþencan
- Root: þencan

## Etymology
From Old English beþencan ('to consider, remember'), from be- (intensive) + þencan ('to think').

## AI Etymology
Bethink is from Old English beþencan ('to consider, remember'), from be- (intensive) + þencan ('to think'). Important recorded forms include beþencan (Old English) and þencan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to cause oneself to consider or recollect; to call to mind. The wider family includes related words such as think.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition

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