thought

CEFRA1

/θɔt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An idea or opinion in the mind.

  2. 02

    verb

    Past tense of think.

Examples

  • I couldn't bear the thought of waiting any longer.

  • I thought you liked to learn new things.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /θaʊt/
  • /θoːt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).

  2. The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.

  3. A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.

More examples

In context

  • The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

  • I hate the thought of going back to work Monday morning.

  • The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English thought, ithoȝt, from Old English þōht, ġeþōht, from Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanhtą (“thought”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Scots thocht (“thought”), Saterland Frisian Toacht (“thought”), West Frisian dacht (“attention, regard, thought”), Dutch gedachte (“thought”), German Andacht (“reverence, devotion, prayer”), Icelandic þóttur (“thought”). Related to thank, think.