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- DictionaryThought/THôt/
noun
- 1. an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind: "Maggie had a sudden thought"
- 2. the action or process of thinking: "Sophie sat deep in thought"
: an individual act or product of thinking. b. : a developed intention or plan. had no thought of leaving home. c. : something (such as an opinion or belief) in the mind. he spoke his thoughts freely. d. : the intellectual product or the organized views and principles of a period, place, group, or individual. contemporary Western thought. 2. a.
thought. noun [ C or U ] uk / θɔːt / us / θɑːt / B1. the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a particular subject: give it thought Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some thought. give thought to She doesn't give any thought to her appearance.
a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion: to collect one's thoughts. the act or process of thinking; mental activity: Thought as well as action wearies us. Synonyms: cogitation, reflection, deliberation, rumination, meditation. the capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, imagining, etc.: All her thought went into her work.
Thought is the process of using your mind to consider something. It can also be the product of that process: an idea or just the thing you're thinking about. Thought can also refer to the organized beliefs of a period, individual, or group.
B1. an idea or opinion: Do you have any thoughts about/on where you want to spend Christmas? [ + of + doing sth ] The thought of seeing her again filled him with happiness. informal "Why don't we invite Ben?" " That's a thought (= That's a good idea)." Fewer examples. I was bored and my thoughts started to wander.
Definition of thought noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. thought. noun. OPAL S. /θɔːt/ Idioms. something you think. [countable] something that you think of or remember. thought of doing something I couldn't bear the thought of waiting any longer. thought of something/somebody The very thought of it makes me feel sick.
4 days ago · 1. Thought is the past tense and past participle of think . 2. countable noun. A thought is an idea that you have in your mind. The thought of Nick made her throat tighten. I've just had a thought. 3. plural noun. A person's thoughts are their mind, or all the ideas in their mind when they are concentrating on one particular thing.
