bethinking
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English bithenking, bithenkyng, bithenkynge, beþenchinge, equivalent to bethink + -ing.
Noun[edit]
bethinking (countable and uncountable, plural bethinkings)
- The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
- 2013, Richard Polt, The Emergency of Being:
- I propose that we can approach bethinking as the event of thinking the event.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English bythenkynge, from Old English *beþenċende (compare Old English embeþenċende, ymbeþenċende), equivalent to bethink + -ing.
Verb[edit]
bethinking
- present participle and gerund of bethink
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