# bethink

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈθɪŋk/

## Definitions
1. To think about, to recollect.
2. To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
3. To meditate, ponder; to consider.
4. To determine, resolve.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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