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bethinking

bethinking noun: the act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering. Also the present participle and gerund of bethink.

Noun

bethinking (countable and uncountable, plural bethinkings)

  1. The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
    • I propose that we can approach bethinking as the event of thinking the event.2013, Richard Polt, The Emergency of Being

Also used as

bethinking is also the present participle and gerund of bethink.

Forms of bethinking

pluralbethinkings

Origin of bethinking

From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing.

From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English þenċende, ymbþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing.

Questions about bethinking

What does bethinking mean?
Bethinking means the act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
What part of speech is bethinking?
Bethinking is a noun.
What is the plural of bethinking?
The plural of bethinking is bethinkings.

Words near bethinking in the dictionary

  1. Bethesdans
  2. Bethesdas
  3. Bethe–Weizsäcker cycle
  4. Bethie
  5. bethink
  6. bethinking
  7. bethinkings
  8. bethinks
  9. Bethke
  10. Bethkes
  11. Bethlehem

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