bethink

Verb

Verb Forms: bethought, bethinking, bethinks

To think about; to recall or consider.
cause oneself to consider something
consider or ponder something carefully
To think about, to recollect.
To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
To meditate, ponder; to consider.
To determine, resolve.

Examples

She paused to bethink her strategy after seeing his high-scoring play.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

afterthink, agitate, bethink, call to mind, chew, chew over, chew the cud, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, introspect, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, quander, reconsider, reflect, rethink, revolve, ruminate, second-guess, think, think over

Scrabble Score: 16

bethink: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bethink: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bethink: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

bethink: valid Words With Friends Word