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thought [θɔːt] vb the past tense and past participle of think n
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 [Old English thōht; related to Old Frisian thochta, Old Saxon, Old High German githācht] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
thought noun 1. thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation, regard, musing, meditation, contemplation, introspection, rumination, navel-gazing (slang), cogitation, brainwork, cerebration After much thought I decided to end my marriage. 2. opinion, view, belief, idea, thinking, concept, conclusion, assessment, notion, conviction, judgment, conception, conjecture, estimation It is my thought that the situation will be resolved. 3. consideration, study, attention, care, regard, scrutiny, heed He had given some thought to what she had told him. 5. hope, expectation, dream, prospect, aspiration, anticipation He had now banished all thought of retirement. 6. concern, care, regard, anxiety, sympathy, compassion, thoughtfulness, solicitude, attentiveness They had no thought for others who might get hurt. Quotations "Thought flies and words go on foot" [Julien Green Journal] "Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous" [Confucius Analects] Translations thought [θɔːt] A. PT & PP of think B. N 3. (= cogitation) → pensamiento m you need to free your mind of negative thoughts → tienes que despejar los malos pensamientos de tu mente to collect one's thoughts → ordenar sus pensamientos or ideas to be deep in thought → estar ensimismado, estar absorto en sus pensamientos my thoughts were elsewhere → estaba pensando en otra cosa to gather one's thoughts → ordenar sus pensamientos or ideas he was always in her thoughts → lo tenía or llevaba siempre en el pensamiento to be lost in thought → estar ensimismado, estar absorto en sus pensamientos he pushed the thought from his mind → se obligó a dejar de pensar en ello, borró la idea de su mente see also penny, read A3 4. (= consideration) after much thought → después de mucho pensarlo or pensarlo mucho a lot of thought went into the work → se dedicó mucho tiempo a pensar en el trabajo I'll give it some thought over the next few days → lo pensaré durante los próximos días I've given it a lot of thought → lo he pensado mucho I didn't give it another thought → no volví a pensar en ello don't give it another thought → no te preocupes, no lo pienses más spare a thought for the homeless at Christmas → acuérdese de la gente sin hogar en Navidad see also food, pause, second A1 5. (= concern) his first thought was always for other people → siempre pensaba primero en los demás with no thought for o.s → sin pensar en sí mismo with no thought of reward → sin pensar en una recompensa 6. (= intention) → intención f they had no thought of surrender → no tenían ninguna intención de rendirse he gave up all thought(s) of marrying her → renunció a la idea de casarse con ella it's the thought that counts → la intención es lo que cuenta 7. (= idea) → idea f what a frightening thought! → ¡qué idea más aterradora! what a lovely thought! → ¡qué detalle! the thought crossed my mind that → se me ocurrió que ... the thought had crossed my mind → la idea se me llegó a pasar por la cabeza to have a thought I've just had a thought → se me acaba de ocurrir una idea he hasn't a thought in his head → no tiene ni idea de nada never mind, it was just a thought → no importa, no era más que una idea that's a thought! → ¡no es mala idea!, ¡qué buena idea! "she might still be there" - "that's a thought" → -puede que todavía esté allí -es una posibilidad the very or mere thought of him made her nervous → se ponía nerviosa sólo de pensar en él 8. thoughts (= opinion) do you have any thoughts on that? → ¿tiene alguna opinión al respecto? he keeps his thoughts to himself → se reserva su opinión 9. (= little) it is a thought too large → es un poquito grande that was a thought unwise, wasn't it? → eso fue un tanto imprudente, ¿no? C. CPD thought police N → policía f política thought process N → proceso m mental thought reader N → adivino/a m/f I'm not a thought reader → no soy adivino, no leo el pensamiento thought reading N → adivinación f de pensamientos thought transference N → transmisión f de pensamientos thought [ˈθɔːt] pt pp of think n (= idea) → pensée f, idée f The thought never crossed my mind → L'idée ne m'est jamais passée par la tête., Cette pensée ne m'est jamais passée par la tête. I've just had a thought BUT Je viens de penser à quelque chose. Just the thought of eggs makes me shiver BUT Rien que de penser à des œufs me donne la chair de poule. It was a nice thought, thank you BUT C'est gentil de ta part, merci. (= act of thinking) → pensée f to be deep in thought → être plongé(e) dans ses pensées, être absorbé(e) dans ses pensées to be lost in thought → être plongé(e) dans ses pensées, être absorbé(e) dans ses pensées after much thought → après mûre réflexion to give sth some thought → réfléchir à qch (= act of kindness) what a kind thought! → comme c'est gentil! thought pret, ptp of think n no pl (= act or process of thinking) → Denken nt; to spend hours in thought → stundenlang in Gedanken (vertieft) sein; to be lost in thought → ganz in Gedanken sein, gedankenverloren sein (geh); to take thought (old) → denken; logical thought → logisches Denken; in thought → in Gedanken (= idea, opinion) → Gedanke m; (sudden) → Einfall m; she hasn’t a thought in her head → sie hat nichts im Hirn or Kopf; the thoughts of Chairman Mao → die Gedanken des Vorsitzenden Mao; he didn’t express any thoughts on the matter → er hat keine Ansichten zu diesem Thema geäußert; that’s a thought! (= amazing) → man stelle sich das mal vor!; (= problem to be considered) → das ist wahr!; (= good idea) → das ist eine (gute) Idee or ein guter Gedanke or Einfall; what a thought! → was für ein Gedanke or eine Vorstellung!; a thought has just occurred to me, I’ve just had a thought (inf) → mir ist gerade ein Gedanke gekommen, mir ist gerade etwas eingefallen; don’t give it another thought → machen Sie sich (dat) → keine Gedanken darüber; (= forget it) → denken Sie nicht mehr daran; his one thought was … → sein einziger Gedanke war …; to have no thought of doing something → gar nicht vorhaben or gar nicht daran denken, etw zu tun; it’s a shame it doesn’t fit, but it’s the thought that counts → es ist ein Jammer, dass es nicht passt, aber es war gut gemeint; it’s the thought that counts, not how much you spend → es kommt nur auf die Idee an, nicht auf den Preis; to collect one’s thoughts → sich sammeln, seine Gedanken zusammennehmen; her thoughts were elsewhere → sie war in Gedanken woanders; the mere or very thought of it → der bloße Gedanke (daran), die bloße Vorstellung no pl (= care, consideration) → Nachdenken nt, → Überlegung f; to give some thought to something → sich (dat) → Gedanken über etw (acc) → machen, etw bedenken or überlegen; after much thought → nach langer Überlegung or langem Überlegen; to act without thought → gedankenlos or ohne Überlegung handeln; without thought for somebody/oneself/something → ohne an jdn/sich selbst/etw zu denken, ohne Rücksicht auf jdn/sich selbst/etw; he has no thought for his parents’ feelings → er nimmt keine Rücksicht auf die Gefühle seiner Eltern; I never gave it a moment’s thought → ich habe mir nie darüber Gedanken gemacht thought: thought blocking n (Psych) → Denkhemmung f thought experiment n → Gedankenexperiment nt thought: thought process n → Gedankengang m thought-provoking adj film, book, article, idea → zum Nachdenken anregend thought-reader n → Gedankenleser(in) m(f) thought-reading n → Gedankenlesen nt thought transference n → Gedankenübertragung f thought [θɔːt] 1. pt, pp of think 2. n (reflection, mental activity) → pensiero; (idea) → idea; (opinion) → opinione f; (intention) → intenzione f to be lost or deep in thought → essere assorto/a or perso/a nei propri pensieri after much thought → dopo molti ripensamenti I've just had a thought → mi è appena venuta un'idea that's a thought! → che bell'idea! I shudder at the very thought of it → rabbrividisco solo al pensiero to collect one's thoughts → raccogliere le proprie idee my thoughts were elsewhere → avevo la testa altrove with no thought for o.s. → senza pensare a se stesso to give sth some thought → prendere qc in considerazione, riflettere su qc it's the thought that counts → è il pensiero che conta thought [θɔːt] 1. pt, pp of think 2. n (reflection, mental activity) → pensiero; (idea) → idea; (opinion) → opinione f; (intention) → intenzione f to be lost or deep in thought → essere assorto/a or perso/a nei propri pensieri after much thought → dopo molti ripensamenti I've just had a thought → mi è appena venuta un'idea that's a thought! → che bell'idea! I shudder at the very thought of it → rabbrividisco solo al pensiero to collect one's thoughts → raccogliere le proprie idee my thoughts were elsewhere → avevo la testa altrove with no thought for o.s. → senza pensare a se stesso to give sth some thought → prendere qc in considerazione, riflettere su qc it's the thought that counts → è il pensiero che conta v thought [ˈθoːt] see think. n 1 something that one thinks; an idea I had a sudden thought. gedagte فِكْرَه идея myšlenka, nápad tanke; idé der Gedanke σκέψη, ιδέα pensamiento mõte اندیشه؛ فکر ajatus pensée מַחֲשָבָה विचार misao, pomisao gondolat gagasan hugmynd pensiero 考え 생각 mintis doma; ideja idea gedachte tanke, idé myśl pensamento idee, gând мысль myšlienka, nápad misel misao tanke ความคิด düşünce, fikir 思想 думка فکر، سوچ ý nghĩ 思想 2 the act of thinking; consideration After a great deal of thought we decided to emigrate to America. oorweging تَفْكير мислене uvažování overvejelse die Überlegung σκέψη reflexión mõtlemine تامل؛ توجه harkinta réflexion חֲשִיבָה मत razmišljanje gondolkodás pemikiran hugleiðing, íhugun riflessione 思考 사고, 고려 apmąstymas, svarstymas pārdomas; apsvēršana pemikiran het nadenken overveielse, ettertanke namysł reflexão gândire размышление uvažovanie premišljevanje razmišljanje eftertanke, övervägande การคิดพิจารณา ciddî ciddî düşünüp taşınma 思考 роздум, міркування سوچ وچار sự suy nghĩ, cân nhắc 思考 3 general opinion scientific thought. denke رأي، فِكْر мнение mínění, názor tankegang die Ansicht σκέψη, άποψη pensamiento mõtteviis تفکر mielipide pensée מַחֲשָבָה विचार, राय, मत, दृष्टिकोण mišljenje gondolkodás pendapat hugsunarháttur pensiero 思想 관념 mintis doma; uzskats fikiran het denken tanke, tenkning; tenkemåte myśl espírito gândire мышление názor mnenje mišljenje tänkande, tankar, tankegång ความนึกคิด görüş, düşünce 思潮 думка رائے ý tưởng 思潮 adj thoughtful 1 (appearing to be) thinking deeply You look thoughtful; a thoughtful mood. peinsend كَثير التَّفْكير замислен hloubavý tankefuld nachdenklich σκεφτικός, συλλογισμένος pensativo mõtlik اندیشمند؛ متفکر mietteliäs pensif מְהוּרהָר विचारशील zamišljenost, zaokupljenost mislima (el)gondolkodó, gondterhelt penuh pikiran íhugull pensieroso 考え深い 생각에 잠긴 susimąstęs domīgs berfikir nadenkend tankefull, ettertenksom zamyślony pensativo gânditor задумчивый zamyslený zamišljen zamišljen tankfull, fundersam ครุ่นคิด düşünceli 考慮周到的 замислений متفکر، فکر ميں غلطاں suy nghĩ cẩn thận 考虑周到的 2 thinking of other people; consideration It was very thoughtful of you to do that. gaaf, bedagsaam مُراعٍ لِشُعور الآخَرين вежлив ohleduplně betænksom die Nachdenklichkeit που σκέφτεται τους άλλους, ευγενικός considerado, atento tähelepanelik با ملاحظه huomaavainen gentil, délicat מִתחַשֵב विचारपूर्ण misliti na druge, biti pažljiv előzékeny penuh pertimbangan hugulsamur gentile, premuroso 思いやりのある 사려 깊은 rūpestingas, dėmesingas, malonus uzmanīgs; rūpīgs bertimbang rasa attent omtenksom delikatny, rozsądny atencioso grijuliu, drăguţ внимательный ohľaduplný pozoren pažljiv hänsynsfull, omtänksam ซึ่งมีความเห็นใจผู้อื่น düşünceli, saygılı 體貼的 уважний, дбайливий; чуйний دوسرے لوگوں کا خيال رکھنا chu đáo 体贴的 adv thoughtfully bedagsaam بِمُراعاةٍ لِشُعور الآخَرين замислено zamyšleně betænksomt nachdenklich σκεφτικά, ευγενικά pensativamente; con consideración mõtlikult, tähelepanelikult متفکرانه؛ ملاحظه کارانه huomaavaisesti pensivement; gentiment תוֹך הִתחַשבוּת विचार मग्नता से, सावधानी से zamišljeno, pažljivo elgondolkozva; meggondoltan; előzékenyen dengan penuh pikiran af íhygli; með tillitssemi pensosamente; gentilmente 考え深く 심사숙고하여; 사려깊게 malonu, maloniai, dėmesingai domīgi; uzmanīgi; rūpīgi dgn bertimbang rasa oplettend tankefullt; omtenksomt w zamyśleniu atenciosamente gânditor; cu delicateţe задумчиво;внимательно zamyslene zamišljeno zamišljeno tankfullt อย่างครุ่นคิด düşünceli bir şekilde 體貼地,周到地 замислено; уважно سوچ وچار کر کے chín chắn, cẩn thận 体贴地,周到地 n thoughtfulness bedagsaamheid مُراعاة لِشُعور الآخَرين замисленост hloubavost; ohleduplnost betænksomhed die Nachdenklichkeit στοχαστικότητα, ευγένεια, νοιάξιμο estado pensativo/meditabundo; atención, consideración mõtlikkus, tähelepanelikkus اندیشوری؛ ملاحظه کاری huomaavaisuus caractère réfléchi; gentillesse הִתחַשבוּת असावधानी, लापरवाही zamišljenost,pažljivost körültekintés; komolyság; előzékenység sikap penuh pertimbangan íhygli; tillitssemi pensosità; gentilezza 思いやり 심사숙고; 사려깊음 susimąstymas, dėmesingumas domīgums; uzmanīgums; rūpīgums timbang rasa oplettendheid omtenksomhet zamyślenie atenção meditare; delicateţe задумчивость;внимательность zamyslenosť; ohľaduplnosť zamišljenost zamišljenost tankfullhet ไตร่ตรอง düşüncelilik 思考 глибокодумність سوچ وچار، تفکر sự chín chắn, cẩn thận 思考 adj thoughtless not thinking about other people; showing no thought, care or consideration; inconsiderate thoughtless words. onbedagsaam طائِش، عَديم المُراعاة لِشُعور الآخَرين، غَيْر مُتَرَوٍّ нехаен nepozorný; nemyslící tankeløs gedankenlos απερίσκεπτος, αστόχαστος, αδιάφορος για τους άλλους desconsiderado, poco considerado mõtlematu بی دقت؛ بی ملاحظه ajattelematon irréfléchi; indélicat לא מִתחַשֵב लापरवाह, असावधान nemaran, nepažljiv tapintatlan kurang pikir tillitslaus sbadato; irriguardoso 思いやりのない 사려 깊지 못한 abejingas, neatidus, nedėmesingas neapdomīgs; nepārdomāts; nevērīgs tdk bertimbang rasa gedachteloos tankeløs, ubetenksom bezmyślny desatento nechibzuit; lipsit de delicateţe беспечный nepozorný; neuvážený, nepremyslený nepremišljen nepažljiv tanklös, hänsynslös ไม่ระมัดระวัง düşüncesiz 自私的,輕率的,粗心的 неуважний; безтурботний بے فکر vô tâm 自私的,轻率的,粗心的 adv thoughtlessly onbedagsaam بدون تَرَوٍّ، بدون مُراعاة لِشُعور الآخرين нехайно bezmyšlenkovitě tankeløst gedankenlos απερίσκεπτα, αδιαφορία con poca consideración; a la ligera, sin pensar mõtlematult با بی فکری؛ با بی ملاحظگی ajattelemattomasti à la légère בְּחוֹסֵר הִתחַשבוּת लापरवाही से, स्वार्थ के साथ nemarno, nepažljivo meggondolatlanul; tapintatlanul secara kurang pikir af tillitsleysi (alla leggera) なにも考えないで 경솔하게 abejingai, šaltai, nerūpestingai neapdomīgi; nepārdomāti; nevērīgi tanpa timbang rasa gedachteloos tankeløst, ubetenksomt bezmyślnie descuidadamente nechibzuit беспечно bezmyšlienkovito nepremišljeno nepažljivo tanklöst, hänsynslöst อย่างสะเพร่า düşüncesizce 粗心地 неуважно; безтурботно بے فکري سے vô tâm 粗心地 n thoughtlessness onbedagsaamheid عَدَم المُراعاة لشُعور الآخرين небрежност nepozornost; bezmyšlenkovitost tankeløshed die Gedankenlosigkeit απερισκεψία, αδιαφορία falta de consideración; irreflexión mõtlematus بی فکری؛ بی ملاحظگی välinpitämättömyys étourderie; indélicatesse חוֹסֵר הִתחַשבוּת लापरवाही, स्वार्थता nemarnost, nepažljivost meggondolatlanság; tapintatlanság sikap kurang pikir hugsunarleysi; tillitsleysi sbadataggine; scortesia 思いやりのなさ 경솔함 abejingumas, šaltumas neapdomība; nevērīgums sifat yg tdk bertimbang rasa gedachteloosheid tankeløshet, ubetenksomhet bezmyślność descuido nechibzuinţă; nedelicateţe беспечность nepozornosť; bezmyšlienkovitosť nepremišljenost nepažljivost tanklöshet, hänsynslöshet ความสะเพร่า düşüncesizlik 粗心 неуважність; безтурботність بے فکري sự vô tâm 粗心 thought → تفكير myšlenka tanke Gedanke σκέψη pensamiento ajattelu pensée misao pensiero 思考 생각 gedachte tanke myśl pensamento мысль tanke ความคิด düşünce sự suy nghĩ 思想 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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