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thought¹ Definition

thought (t̸hôt)

noun

  1. the act or process of thinking; reflection; meditation; cogitation
  2. the power of reasoning, or of conceiving ideas; capacity for thinking; intellect; imagination
  3. a result of thinking; idea, concept, opinion, etc.
  4. the ideas, principles, opinions, etc. prevalent at a given time or place or among a given people modern thought in education
  5. attention; consideration; heed give it a moment's thought
  6. mental engrossment; preoccupation; concentration deep in thought
  7. intention or expectation no thought of leaving
  8. a small amount, degree, etc.; a little; trifle be a thought more careful

Etymology: ME thouht < OE thoht < PGmc *thanht, pret. of *thankjan (> OE thencan: see think)

thought² Definition

thought (t̸hôt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

think & think

thought Synonyms

thought

n.

  1. Mental activity

    speculation, reflection, deliberation, cerebration, ideation, meditation, rumination, perceiving, apprehending, seeing, consideration, reasoning, intuition, imagination, logical process, perception, insight, understanding, viewpoint, concept, brainwork, thinking, knowing, realizing, discerning, rationalizing, drawing conclusions, concluding, inferring, deducing, deriving, deduction, inducing, logic, judging, rationalization, ratiocination, judgment, argumentation, cogitation, contemplation, cognition, intellection, slant*, brainstorm*, twist*, wrinkle*; see also acumen.

  2. The result of mental activity

    idea, plan, view, fancy, notion, impression, image, understanding, appreciation, conception, observation, belief, feeling, opinion, guess, inference, theory, hypothesis, supposition, assumption, intuition, conjecture, deduction, postulate, premise, knowledge, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, estimate, verdict, finding, decision, determination, reflection, consideration, abstraction, conviction, tenet, presumption, intellectualization, ideation, surmise, doctrine, principle, drift, calculation, caprice, reverie, sentiment, care, worry, anxiety, uneasiness, dream.

  3. The ideas of a given time, place, people, etc.

    philosophy, way of life, outlook, views, principles, worldview, Weltanschauung (German), Zeitgeist (German), spirit, custom, mores.

  4. Care or attention

    heed, thoughtfulness, solicitude; see attention 1, 2, care 2. See syn. study at idea.

thought Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spare: Spare a thought for Geordie exile the mighty atom Lorna, her back went mid way during the L & D set.
  • provoke: Best practices in true customer service An ever growing, and rather raw list to provoke thoughts.
  • stimulate: Nonetheless, this is without question an important volume that will stimulate thought and discussion for many years to come.
  • think: He merely shook his head in silence, thinking dark thoughts in the depths of his mind.
  • prompt: No role-play, just interactions to prompt thought, enable you to gain new insights into human communications.
  • bear: The parent cannot bear the thought of a " deformed " child, nor can the engineer tolerate standing by helplessly.

Preposition: on

cynicism: View my complete profile Previous Posts Some thoughts on cynicism and the G8 " This will not make poverty history.

Converse of subject

excite: I was too excited by the thought of a radio debate with Mr Moore to pay attention to any attendant circumstances.

Adjective modifier

  • suicidal: Surveys in UK and US Universities show that about 10 % of the student population suffer suicidal thoughts to some degree.
  • careful: This needs some careful thought about the gaps, or you will not be able to turn the strands smoothly.
  • rational: All rational thought has been suspended in the institution.
  • sobering: For a sobering thought, that is higher than Australia.
  • negative: Are they her own negative thoughts or the voices of ' real ghosts ' ?
  • conscious: Since we tie judgment and rationality to conscious thought, it looks as if we don't make conscious rational judgements at all.

Modifies a noun

  • experiment: Maybe Conway thinks that he mainly needs to overcome absolute libertarian rights, and so can simply use such a thought experiment.
  • process: She also tries in her use of language to convey the possible thought processes of her characters.

Noun used with modifier

  • inflight: All teachers, however, recognized student individuality in their inflight thoughts.
  • union: THE UNION Thought for the Week In the gospel for this Sunday, Jesus " returned to Capernaum, " his home town.

Preposition: in

mind: With these thoughts in mind it was decided to investigate the views of a small group of subject teachers.

Preposition: of

suicide: My thoughts of suicide seem to be being replaced with rage, and I've had to stop driving for the safety of others.