thought

thought  (thôt)

v.

Past tense and past participle of think.

n.

1. The act or process of thinking; cogitation.

2. A product of thinking. See Synonyms at idea.

3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning.

4. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group: ancient Greek thought; deconstructionist thought.

5. Consideration; attention: didn't give much thought to what she said.

6.

a. Intention; purpose: There was no thought of coming home early.

b. Expectation or conception: She had no thought that anything was wrong.

Idiom:

a thought

To a small degree; somewhat: You could be a thought more considerate.

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[Middle English, from Old English gethht, thht; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]

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thought

Verb

the past of think

Noun

1. the act or process of thinking

2. a concept or idea

3. ideas typical of a particular time or place: the development of Western intellectual thought

4. detailed consideration: he appeared to give some sort of thought to the question

5. an intention, hope, or reason for doing something: his first thought was to call the guard and have the man arrested [Old English thōht]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" idea cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity cogitation - a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention misconception - an incorrect conception plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" figment - a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination" generalisation, generality, generalization - an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" reaction - an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" theorem - an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth whimsey, whimsy, whim, notion - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" burden - the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse theme, motif - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain idealisation, idealization - something that exists only as an idea keynote - a fundamental or central idea kink - an eccentric idea
	2.	thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use free association - a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence mental synthesis, construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical line of thought - a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group train of thought, thread - the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" mysticism - obscure or irrational thought ideation - the process of forming and relating ideas consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something excogitation - thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" problem solving - the thought processes involved in solving a problem convergent thinking - thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
	3.	thought - the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" belief - any cognitive content held as true mainstream - the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
	4.	thought - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view idea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him" judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" belief - any cognitive content held as true eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" political sympathies, politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

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thought

noun 1. thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation, regard, musing, meditation, contemplation, introspection, rumination, navel-gazing (slang) cogitation, brainwork, cerebration

noun 2. opinion, view, belief, idea, thinking, concept, conclusion, assessment, notion, conviction, judgment, conception, conjecture, estimation

noun 3. consideration, study, attention, care, regard, scrutiny, heed

noun 4. intention, plan, idea, design, aim, purpose, object, notion

noun 5. hope, expectation, dream, prospect, aspiration, anticipation

noun 6. concern, care, regard, anxiety, sympathy, compassion, thoughtfulness, solicitude, attentiveness

Translations

thought [θɔːt] pt, pp of think

n → pensamiento (= opinion); opinión f (= intention); intención f;

to give sth some thought → pensar algo detenidamente;

after much thought → después de pensarlo bien;

I've just had a thought → se me acaba de ocurrir una idea

thought [θɔːt] pt, pp of think

n → pensée f (= idea); idée f (= opinion); avis m (= intention); intention f;

after much thought → après mûre réflexion;

I've just had a thought → je viens de penser à quelque chose;

to give sth some thought → réfléchir à qch

thought [θɔːt] pt, pp of think

n → Gedanke m;

thoughts npl (opinion) → Gedanken pl;

after much thought → nach langer Überlegung;

I've just had a thought → mir ist gerade etwas eingefallen;

to give sth some thought → sich dat Gedanken über etw acc machen

thought [θɔːt] pt, pp of think

n → pensiero (= opinion); opinione f (= intention); intenzione f;

after much thought → dopo molti ripensamenti;

I've just had a thought → mi è appena venuta un'idea;

to give sth some thought → prendere qc in considerazione, riflettere su qc

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thought

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 (하나의) 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 심사숙고 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 ajattelutapa pensée מַחֲשָבָה विचार, राय, मत, दृष्टिकोण mišljenje gondolkodás pendapat hugsunarháttur pensiero 思想 사상, 사조(思潮) 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 ˈthoughtful

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 심사숙고하는 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 사려깊은 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 ˈthoughtfully

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 ˈthoughtfulness

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 ˈthoughtless

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 경솔한 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 ˈthoughtlessly

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 ˈthoughtlessness

onbedagsaamheid عَدَم المُراعاة لشُعور الآخرين небрежност nepozornost; bezmyšlenkovitost tankeløshed die Gedankenlosigkeit απερισκεψία, αδιαφορία de consideración falta; 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