thought

¹thought

Definition of THOUGHT

past and past participle of think

²thought

noun \ˈthȯt\

Definition of THOUGHT

1

a : the action or process of thinking : cogitation

b : serious consideration : regard

c archaic : recollection, remembrance

2

a : reasoning power

b : the power to imagine : conception

3

: something that is thought: as

a : an individual act or product of thinking

b : a developed intention or plan <had no thought of leaving home>

c : something (as an opinion or belief) in the mind <he spoke his thoughts freely>

d : the intellectual product or the organized views and principles of a period, place, group, or individual <contemporary Western thought>

— a thought

: a little : somewhat <a thought too much vinegar in the dressing>

Examples of THOUGHT

1. My first thought was that something must have changed.
2. The thought of leaving never crossed my mind.
3. Do you have any thoughts about the subject?
4. She abandoned all thoughts of going home.
5. It was just a thought.
6. She was lost in thought.
7. She abandoned all thought of going home.
8. They should have put more thought into the proposal.
9. While you're enjoying the holidays, you should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate.
10. He has no thought for anyone but himself.
11. He could easily have held the audience for a one-hour answer that ranged from his thoughts on jazz to his soap-opera career playing gangsters … —Calvin Trillin, Nation, 28 May 2007
12. … thoughts expressed while sitting alone at the keyboard would be put more diplomatically—or go unmentioned—face to face. —Daniel Goleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2007
13. Yes, well don't forget, sir, we're viewing this with twenty-twenty hindsight, but at the time no one gave a thought to geckos or what they ate—they were just another fact of life in the tropics. —T. Coraghessan Boyle, Harper's, April 1993

Origin of THOUGHT

Middle English, from Old English thōht; akin to Old English thencan to think — more at think

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THOUGHT

Synonyms

account, advisement, debate, deliberation, reflection, study, consideration

Antonyms

short shrift

Related Words

cogitation, contemplation, meditation, pondering, rumination; introspection; agonizing, hesitation, indecision; premeditation

Near Antonyms

actuality, fact, reality

See Synonym Discussion at idea

Rhymes with THOUGHT

aught, bought, caught, dot, fraught, ghat, lotte, naught, ought, taut, wrought

thought

noun \ˈthȯt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of THOUGHT

1

a : the action or process of thinking b : serious consideration

2

a : reasoning power b : the power to imagine : conception

3

: something that is thought: as a : an individual act or product of thinking b : a developed intention or plan <he had no thought of leaving home> c : something (as an opinion or belief) in the mind <she spoke her thoughts freely> d : the intellectual product or the organized views and principles of a period, place, group, or individual