thought

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An idea or opinion that comes into your mind.

   I had a sudden thought about how to solve the problem.

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of 'think'.

   I thought you were coming to the party tonight.

3. 3
   noun

   The act or process of thinking.

   After much thought, I decided to accept the job.

4. 4
   noun

   The ideas or beliefs typical of a particular group, time, or place.

   Traditional Eastern thought differs greatly from that of the West.

Common collocations

• careful thought Adjective + noun
• deep thought Adjective + noun
• serious thought Adjective + noun
• collect thoughts Verb + noun
• express thoughts Verb + noun
• gather thoughts Verb + noun
• give thought to Verb + noun
• share one's thoughts Verb + noun
• share thoughts Verb + noun
• passing thought Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought 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…

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