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Verb: bethink (bethought)  bi'thingk
  1. Consider or ponder something carefully
    "She bethought her of their predicament"
     
  2. Cause oneself to consider something
    "He bethought himself of the consequences before making a decision"

Derived forms: bethinking, bethinks, bethought

Type of: cerebrate, chew over, cogitate, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think, think over

Encyclopedia: Bethink