Thought
/θɔːt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Thought
verb
- To ponder, to go over in one's head.
"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."
- To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
"I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution."
- To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
"I tend to think of her as rather ugly."
- To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
"At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right."
- To guess; to reckon.
"I think she’ll pass the examination."
noun
- Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
- The operation by which such forms arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
"Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech."
- A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
"Traditional eastern thought differs markedly from that of the west."
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