v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bethought p. pr. & vb. n. Bethinking. ] [ AS. beþencan; pref. be- + þencan to think. See Think. ] To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have bethought me of another fault. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and recover. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

We bethink a means to break it off. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To recollect; remember; reflect. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To think; to recollect; to consider. “Bethink ere thou dismiss us.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]