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bethinks

bethinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bethink.

Meaning of bethink

Verb

bethink (third-person singular simple present bethinks, present participle bethinking, simple past and past participle bethought)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To think about, to recollect.
  2. (reflexive) To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
    • Baſ[ſanio]. Be aſſured you may. / Iew [i.e., Shylock]. I will be aſſured I may: and that I may be aſſured, I will bethinke mee, may I ſpeake with Anthonio?c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (intransitive) To meditate, ponder; to consider.
  4. To determine, resolve.

Questions about bethinks

What is bethinks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bethinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bethink.

Words near bethinks in the dictionary

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

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