thought
- noun
- /θɔt/
- And I can't bear the thought of Christmas without you.
- share your thoughts
- express your thoughts
- discuss your thoughts
When you believe that thought, how do you react?
- When you believe that thought, how do you react?
- So you're lost in your thoughts about the world.
- I just wanted to know your thoughts on gambling.
- OK, Ashley, what are your thoughts from listening?
- Well, I'm spooked Magoo at the thought that he spooked Magoo.
- But just your thoughts caused your body to react.
- I my, my, my, my initial thought would be when I retire.
- You are not even your thoughts or your mind.
- And your first thought is, how did I do that?
- So yeah, that is my thought on this first product.
- And this is called Who knows why thoughts sometimes lose their wings?
Examples
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I just wanted to know your thoughts on gambling.
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When you learn to be OK alone with your thoughts then maybe we'll talk.
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And your first thought is, how did I do that?
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You are not even your thoughts or your mind.
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I just had another thought.
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"I never would have given this a second thought, Mac, until three days ago."
Fiction book (1990) -
Well, it's the thought that counts.
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I also provided models of the thought processes that must be used when one practices.
Academic text (2011) -
His brave smile would tremble at the thought of knocking on a stranger's door.
Fiction book (1990) -
My thought is that we should take a different approach to solve this problem.
Synonyms
A thought or plan formed in the mind
A personal opinion or belief about something
A person's view about something
Careful use of your mind to consider something
An idea or wish to do something, often sudden
A way of thinking in a clear, logical order to form a conclusion
An opinion people have that is not based on proof
A short time when you consider something before deciding
Mental steps used to consider and solve a problem
A set of ideas that follow each other in your mind
A particular way of thinking about something that a person or group follows
To think of new plans or solutions for a problem
A brain activity like thinking, remembering, or deciding
A process of thinking carefully about something
Thinking carefully to understand or decide about something
A careful, serious kind of thinking about something
Idioms
- Informal
Words you say when you are surprised to see someone in an unexpected place
Compounds
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Archaic
Sending thoughts and feelings directly from one person's mind to another without using words or touch
How Insightful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thought comes from an old English word that meant 'to think' and is the same root as the verb think. So a thought is a 'small piece of thinking' — an idea, opinion, or belief that comes from your mind.