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umbethink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-be-think
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recall to mind; remember; recollect.

verb

To consider; think about; bethink.

Etymology

From Middle English umbethenken, from Old English ymbeþencan, ymbþencan (“to think about, consider, deliberate”), from ymb- (“around”) + þencan (“to think”), equivalent to um- + bethink or umbe- + think.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

umbethinks (present, singular) umbethinking (participle, present) umbethought (participle, past) umbethought (past) unbethink (alternative) onbethink (alternative)

Derived Forms

umbethinking

Questions

What does umbethink mean?
To recall to mind; remember; recollect.
Where does umbethink come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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