bethinking

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noun

The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.

OriginMiddle English bithenking →
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Meanings

bethinking1

nounbethinking (countable and uncountable, plural bethinkings)

plural bethinkings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.

    I propose that we can approach bethinking as the event of thinking the event.

    2013, Richard Polt, The Emergency of Being

bethinking2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bethink

Origin

bethinking · noun

  1. Middle Englishbithenking
  2. Englishbethinking

From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing.

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bethinking · verb

  1. Old English*beþenċende
  2. Middle Englishbythenkynge
  3. Englishbethinking

From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English þenċende, ymbþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing.

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APA

bethinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethinking

MLA

“bethinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethinking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bethinking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethinking.

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