Bethink
/bɪˈθɪŋk/noun
To bring something to mind; to remember or consider.
Did you know?Bethink preserves the old English intensifying prefix be- plus think, a construction that makes thought feel almost ritualistic: not just thinking, but summoning thought back to you.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tong-
“to think, perceive, feel”
Old English
OE
þencan
“to think, consider, intend”
Old English
OE
beþencan
“to think about, consider, remember”
Middle English
ME
bethenken
“to think over, call to mind”
Modern English
English
bethink
“to remember, consider, or reflect upon”
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