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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"
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.:
- [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.
- thoughts. [plural] a person’s mind and all the ideas that they have in it when they are thinking. This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to summer holidays.
- [uncountable] the act of thinking seriously and carefully about something synonym consideration. I've given the matter careful thought. We need to put some thought into how to solve this problem.
- [uncountable] the power or process of thinking. A good teacher encourages independence of thought. She was lost in thought (= concentrating so much on her thoughts that she was not aware of her surroundings).
In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, and deliberation.
THOUGHT meaning: 1. an idea or opinion: 2. the activity of thinking, or when you think about something carefully…. Learn more.
noun. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought. 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. the capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, imagining, etc.: All her thought went into her work.
1. : something that is thought: such as. a. : 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.
thought. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English thought1 /θɔːt $ θɒːt/ the past tense and past participle of think1 Related topics: Philosophy thought2 S1 W1 noun 1 something you think about [ countable] something that you think of, remember, or realize SYN idea It’s an interesting thought.
