English language

How to pronounce thought in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms opinion, persuasion, sentiment, view
Type of belief
Has types pole, preconception, preconceived opinion, parti pris, idea, prepossession, judgement, judgment, eyes, preconceived notion, preconceived idea, mind, politics, political sympathies
Derivation think


what are your thoughts on Haiti?.
Type Words
Synonyms idea
Type of content, cognitive content, mental object
Has types kink, whimsy, belief, burden, cogitation, concept, conception, construct, feeling, figment, generalisation, generality, generalization, ideal, idealisation, idealization, impression, inspiration, keynote, meaning, misconception, motif, notion, opinion, plan, preoccupation, program, programme, reaction, substance, suggestion, theme, theorem, whim, whimsey
Derivation think


the thought never entered my mind.
Type Words
Synonyms cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process
Type of higher cognitive process
Has types convergent thinking, construction, consideration, reasoning, logical thinking, preparation, line of thought, mental synthesis, ideation, problem solving, mysticism, abstract thought, thread, provision, out-of-the-box thinking, train of thought, planning, explanation, free association, excogitation, divergent thinking
Derivation think


she paused for thought.
Type Words
Type of belief
Has types mainstream
Derivation think


19th century thought.
Darwinian thought.

Examples of thought

thought
I thought that happened the other night and then you get the other team excited.
From the stltoday.com
Through texts and updates, our every feeling, every thought requires validation.
From the stltoday.com
I thought it was unwatchable, but then, I always find the auditions unwatchable.
From the stltoday.com
Jost thought the Jaguars would come in ready to give the Cadets all they wanted.
From the stltoday.com
I was shocked last week to read that you thought it was a letdown to the series.
From the stltoday.com
The thought of repercussions already is on some minds in the Giants'locker room.
From the newsday.com
Who would have thought a display of parasitic flatworms could be so interesting?
From the bloomberg.com
The thought of four second-half turnovers will surely haunt the players as well.
From the usatoday.com
Ronald Reagan, as a man, embodied evolution of thought and sincerity of beliefs.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
  • Thinking: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
  • The organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
  • Opinion: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
  • (think) an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"
  • (think) judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
  • (think) expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
  • (think) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
  • Thoughts are forms conceived in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses. Thought and thinking are the processes by which these concepts are perceived and manipulated. ...