transcription, транскрипция: [ θɔ:t ]
( thoughts)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Thought is the past tense and past participle of think .
2.
A thought is an idea that you have in your mind.
The thought of Nick made her throat tighten...
He pushed the thought from his mind...
I’ve just had a thought.
N-COUNT : oft N of n / -ing , N that
3.
A person’s thoughts are their mind, or all the ideas in their mind when they are concentrating on one particular thing.
I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn’t start to wander...
If he wasn’t there physically, he was always in her thoughts.
N-PLURAL : usu poss N
4.
A person’s thoughts are their opinions on a particular subject.
Many of you have written to us to express your thoughts on the conflict...
Mr Goodman, do you have any thoughts on that?
N-PLURAL : oft poss N , N on/about n
5.
Thought is the activity of thinking, especially deeply, carefully, or logically.
Alice had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her car without even seeing it...
He had given some thought to what she had told him...
N-UNCOUNT
6.
A thought is an intention, hope, or reason for doing something.
Sarah’s first thought was to run back and get Max...
They had no thought of surrender...
N-COUNT : oft N of n
7.
A thought is an act of kindness or an offer of help; used especially when you are thanking someone, or expressing admiration of someone.
‘Would you like to move into the ward?’—‘A kind thought, but no, thank you.’
N-SING : with supp , oft adj N
8.
Thought is the group of ideas and beliefs which belongs, for example, to a particular religion, philosophy, science, or political party.
Aristotle’s scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years...
N-UNCOUNT
9.
see also second thought