Dictionary
thought
Pronunciation: (thôt), [key]—
n.
1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks:
a body of thought.
2. a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion:
to collect one's thoughts.
3. the act or process of thinking; mental activity:
Thought as well as action wearies us.
4. the capacity or faculty of thinking, reasoning, imagining, etc.:
All her thought went into her work.
5. a consideration or reflection:
Thought of death terrified her.
6. meditation, contemplation, or recollection:
deep in thought.
7. intention, design, or purpose, esp. a half-formed or imperfect intention:
We had some thought of going.
8. anticipation or expectation:
I had no thought of seeing you here.
9. consideration, attention, care, or regard:
She took no thought of her appearance.
10. a judgment, opinion, or belief:
According to his thought, all violence is evil.
11. the intellectual activity or the ideas, opinions, etc., characteristic of a particular place, class, or time:
Greek thought.
12. a very small amount; a touch; bit; trifle:
The steak is a thought underdone. thought
Pronunciation: (thôt), [key]—
v.
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think. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
