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bethink
/bɪˈθɪŋk/
verb 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
turned
VERB + BETHINK
stopped
BETHINK + NOUN
himself
Definitions
verb
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.
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?
Mens daily occaſions for themſelves or friends, and the neceſities of common life, require the doing of a thouſand things vvithin the compaſs of a fevv dayes, for vvhich it vvould puzzle the beſt Textman that liveth; readily to bethink himself of a ſentence in the Bible, clear enough to ſatisfie a ſcrupulous conſcience of the lavvfulneſs and expediency of vvhat he is about to do; […]
3
To meditate, ponder; to consider.
4
To determine, resolve.
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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?
Wiktionary02
Mens daily occaſions for themſelves or friends, and the neceſities of common life, require the doing of a thouſand things vvithin the compaſs of a fevv dayes, for vvhich it vvould puzzle the beſt Text
Wiktionary03
I heard the Sky-lark singing in the sky; / And I bethought me of the playful Hare:
Wiktionary04
As he stopped to bethink himself, they turned and looked eastward.
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