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thought

/θɔt/noun, verb1 syllable

Thought means: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.

Synonyms for thought39

noun, as in the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

thinking, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation

noun, as in a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

noun, as in the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

verb, as in recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think

verb, as in expect, believe, or suppose

verb, as in judge or regard; look upon; judge

verb, as in use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

think, cogitate, cerebrate

verb, as in have in mind as a purpose

verb, as in decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

verb, as in ponder; reflect on, or reason about

verb, as in imagine or visualize

verb, as in focus one's attention on a certain state

verb, as in dispose the mind in a certain way

verb, as in have or formulate in the mind

verb, as in be capable of conscious thought

verb, as in bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

also used for thought

cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, mulling, musing, pondering, meditation, reflection, rethinking, reconsideration

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What does thought mean?17

verb

1

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection“I can't remember saying any such thing”

2

expect, believe, or suppose“I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”

3

judge or regard; look upon; judge“I think he is very smart”

4

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments“I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere”

5

have in mind as a purpose“I mean no harm”

6

decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting“Can you think what to do next?”

7

ponder; reflect on, or reason about“Think the matter through”

8

imagine or visualize“Just think — you could be rich one day!”

9

focus one's attention on a certain state“Think big”

10

dispose the mind in a certain way“Do you really think so?”

11

have or formulate in the mind“think good thoughts”

12

be capable of conscious thought“Man is the only creature that thinks”

13

bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation“She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam”

noun

1

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully“thinking always made him frown”

2

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty“my opinion differs from yours”

3

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about“it was not a good idea”

4

the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual“19th century thought”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thought?11

one syllable

two syllables

distraught
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Thought in a sentence

  • Even when she thought about something else, ideas of death returned to her mind.CK
  • At the time, she gave no thought to her mother.unknown
  • Jack was pacing up and down in the room, lost in thought.al_ex_an_der
  • Being very rich, he thought he could do anything.al_ex_an_der
  • Kozue thought the teacher's lecture was dull, boring and endless.unknown
  • We thought we would write out the directions, in case you got lost.Zifre
  • But for language, there would be no thought.sacredceltic
  • The more she thought about it, the less she liked it.CK

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Forms of thought

as a noun

plural
thoughts