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thought

UK/θɔt/ US/θɑt/ very common

noun

1.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

  • “it was not a good idea”
  • “the thought never entered my mind”
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2.

the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully)

  • “thinking always made him frown”
  • “she paused for thought”
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3.

the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual

  • “19th century thought”
  • “Darwinian thought”
4.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

  • “my opinion differs from yours”
  • “what are your thoughts on Haiti?”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • chain of thought
  • collect one's thoughts
  • food for thought
  • free thought
  • freedom of thought
  • gather one's thoughts
  • give thought
  • habit of thought

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