in deep thought
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4.2
- idiom
:
sumido en pensamientos
- Anyone else but us would have thought he was deaf or so lost in deep thought that he hadn't heard a word.
And I just was sitting there in deep thought looking at the stars.
- And I just was sitting there in deep thought looking at the stars.
Examples
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At dawn and dusk, the Saints came to the pond and sat down to become immersed in deep thought.
Fiction book (1998) -
Owyn stands and looks to Thoden. Thoden sits on his throne with Gandalf at his side, his head buried in his hand in deep thought.
Fiction book (2002) -
And I just was sitting there in deep thought looking at the stars.
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I was in deep thought and silent for most of the journey.
Fiction book (1995) -
Silence descended as the dozen men before him sat in deep thought.
Fiction book (1991) -
On the other side of the room, Suzie is looking quietly at them as if she is in deep thought.
Fiction book (1990) -
Malcolm is in deep thought as he drives.
Fiction book (1992) -
The admiral stood, took a couple of steps as if in deep thought, then turned to face the two newcomers.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pond was in a forest, and no one knew that it existed, except the Saints of Essaouira, who met there twice a day, at dawn and at dusk, to sit near the water and become immersed in deep thought.
Fiction book (1998) -
She sat quietly by the window, absorbed in deep thought about her future.
Synonyms
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5.6
Thinking deeply and quietly in a calm way
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6.0
Thinking deeply and quietly, often for a long time
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4.2
Thinking so much that you do not notice what is around you
Thinking carefully for a long time about something
Being quiet and thinking deeply about something
Thinking deeply about something else and not noticing what is around you
Antonyms
How Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'concentrating intensely' is directly and compositionally derived from 'in' (a state), 'deep' (intense/profound) and 'thought' (thinking). This is a common, cross-linguistic way to describe intense mental focus, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to understand the phrase without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase in deep thought paints the image of someone standing in water so deep that only their head shows, making them still and quiet. That's why it means being so absorbed in 'thinking' that you do not notice what is around you.