Definition of thought
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: something that is thought: such as
a
: an individual act or product of thinking
b
: a developed intention or plan
had no thought of leaving home
c
: something (such 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
3a
: reasoning power
b
: the power to imagine : conception
a thought
: a little : somewhat
a thought too much vinegar in the dressing
thought
Definition of thought (Entry 2 of 2)
past tense and past participle of think
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The first known use of thought was before the 12th century
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