thought

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English thought, ithoȝt, from Old English þōht, ġeþōht (process of thinking, thought; mind; a thought, idea, purpose; decree; compassion, viscera) and geþeaht (thought, consideration, counsel, advice, direction; design, contrivance, scheme; council, assembly), from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanhtan (thought), from Proto-Indo-European *tong-, *tonǵ- (to think). Cognate with Scots thocht (thought), West Frisian oandacht (attention, regard, thought), Dutch gedachte (thought), German Andacht (reverence, devotion, prayer), Icelandic þóttur (thought).

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Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia thought (plural thoughts)

  1. form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
  2. (uncountable) the process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
    The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory. —Paul Fix
  3. way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
    "Eastern thought".

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Verb [edit]

thought

  1. simple past tense and past participle of think

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