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thought

1

[ thawt ]

noun

  1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks:

    a body of thought.

  2. a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion:

    to collect one's thoughts.

  3. the act or process of thinking; mental activity:

    Thought as well as action wearies us.

    Synonyms: cogitation, reflection, deliberation, rumination, meditation

  4. the capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, imagining, etc.:

    All her thought went into her work.

  5. a consideration or reflection:

    Thought of death terrified her.

  6. meditation, contemplation, or recollection:

    deep in thought.

  7. intention, design, or purpose, especially a half-formed or imperfect intention:

    We had some thought of going.

  8. anticipation or expectation:

    I had no thought of seeing you here.

  9. consideration, attention, care, or regard:

    She took no thought of her appearance.

  10. a judgment, opinion, or belief:

    According to his thought, all violence is evil.

  11. the intellectual activity or the ideas, opinions, etc., characteristic of a particular place, class, or time:

    Greek thought.

  12. a very small amount; a touch; bit; trifle:

    The steak is a thought underdone.



thought

2

[ thawt ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of think 1.

thought

/ θɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of think
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act or process of thinking; deliberation, meditation, or reflection
  2. a concept, opinion, or idea
  3. philosophical or intellectual ideas typical of a particular time or place

    German thought in the 19th century

  4. application of mental attention; consideration

    he gave the matter some thought

  5. purpose or intention

    I have no thought of giving up

  6. expectation

    no thought of reward

  7. a small amount; trifle

    you could be a thought more enthusiastic

  8. kindness or regard

    he has no thought for his widowed mother

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thought1

First recorded before 900; Middle English thoght, Old English (ge)thōht; cognate with Dutch gedachte; akin to thank, think 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thought1

Old English thōht; related to Old Frisian thochta, Old Saxon, Old High German githācht
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Example Sentences

Beyond spaces for each day of the week, this model also includes extra lines for jotting down random thoughts or ideas and to-do lists, and you can feel accomplished by tearing and tossing each week’s sheet.

DeLeon offers several thoughts on solutions to these long-standing issues in her write up on the data on the Moz blog that I highly recommend reading.

Making decisions is a part of every job, but something we often do without much thought.

From Quartz

In America, somebody referred to me very recently as a model minority, and I literally scoffed at the thought.

From Ozy

Other times, I’d be hiking for hours in the dark and I’d be really in my own head and kind of exploring all these thoughts without really having to wrap them up any time soon.

In other words, the free thinker defending freedom of thought.

Rates are thought to be similar in developed countries around the world.

Not only had the iconic comedian sexually assaulted many, many women, Maher argued, “I never thought he was funny.”

Because they stopped and I thought, “OK, that makes sense,” and then all of a sudden I saw another issue!

I enjoyed it, but thought it paled in comparison to their debut.

Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.

He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.

To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.

There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.

"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.

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How Do You Spell Thought?

Spelling tips for thought

The word thought is hard to spell because it sounds as if it should be spelled [ thawt ]. The combination of letters -ought can be pronounced many different ways (nine to be exact!). 

How to spell thought: Thinking is hard work. It might make you go “oh! ugh!” (-ough). Add a t to the end and you get thought.

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What are other ways to say thought?

A thought is a single act or product of thinking. How is this word different from idea, conception, and notion? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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