Bethought
/bɪˈθɔːt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of bethink form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Intended; purposed; contrived.
- 2 Minded; disposed.
Antonyms
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More examples"Then it was that Daphnis bethought himself of the teachings of Lycaenium, and that Chloe, for the first time in her life, realised that their caresses in the woods and fields had been but so much child's play."
Etymology
Past participle of bethink, equivalent to be- + thought.