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- verb Present participle of
bethink .
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Examples
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You may bethinking that if one can get into good enough shape to run 26.2 miles in six months, then imagine how much better shape one would be in ifone trained (blogged/networked) for a year!
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"One," said Kapahei, suddenly bethinking himself to keep count.
Koolau the Leper 2010
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You may bethinking that if one can get into good enough shape to run 26.2 miles in six months, then imagine how much better shape one would be in ifone trained (blogged/networked) for a year!
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A decade or so ago, becoming aware that Upward was still alive and still writing — and bethinking myself that if I wanted to interview this soon-to-be centenarian and last survivor of his generation, I had better hurry up — I made a voyage to the Isle of Wight, that little diamond-shaped island off the southern coast of England that helps form the natural harbors of Portsmouth and Southampton.
The Captive Mind 2009
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He cried silently, a long time, till, as if suddenly bethinking himself, he sat down in the snow with much creaking and crackling of his joints, and from this low vantage point toppled sidewise and fainted calmly and easily away.
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You may bethinking that if one can get into good enough shape to run 26.2 miles in six months, then imagine how much better shape one would be in ifone trained (blogged/networked) for a year!
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A decade or so ago, becoming aware that Upward was still alive and still writing — and bethinking myself that if I wanted to interview this soon-to-be centenarian and last survivor of his generation, I had better hurry up — I made a voyage to the Isle of Wight, that little diamond-shaped island off the southern coast of England that helps form the natural harbors of Portsmouth and Southampton.
The Captive Mind 2009
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One day, as I sat thus, pondering my case and bethinking me how I should do, when my bread and water should be exhausted, behold, the stone that covered the opening was suddenly rolled away and the light streamed down upon me.
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Now the night was long upon Kamar al-Zaman, and he sat, bethinking him of his beloved, and bewailing what had befallen him and versifying,
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Stiltstalking, and nobody else; he said nothing on the part of mob, bethinking himself that mob was used to it.
Little Dorrit 2007
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