thought (thôt)

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[Middle English, from Old English gethōht, thōht.]

verb 

Past tense and past participle of think

noun 

1. The act or process of thinking; cogitation.
2. A product of thinking. See synonyms at idea
3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning.
4. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group: ancient Greek thought; deconstructionist thought.
5. Consideration; attention: didn't give much thought to what she said.
6. 1. Intention; purpose: There was no thought of coming home early.
   2. Expectation or conception: She had no thought that anything was wrong.

idioms

a thought

To a small degree; somewhat: You could be a thought more considerate.

think (thĭngk)

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[Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan.]

verb: thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks. 

transitive verb 

1. To have or formulate in the mind.
2. 1. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
   2. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
5. 1. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
   2. To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: “Think languor” (Diana Vreeland)

intransitive verb 

1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3. 1. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
   2. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?

adjective 

Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.

noun 

The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

idioms

come to think of it

When one considers the matter; on reflection: Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.

think aloud

To speak one's thoughts audibly.

think better of

To change one's mind about; reconsider.

think big

To plan ambitiously or on a grand scale.

think little of

To regard as inferior; have a poor opinion of.

think nothing of

To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.

think twice

To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.

synonyms:

think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate These verbs mean to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences: thought before answering; sat in front of the fire cerebrating; cogitates about business problems; reasons clearly; took time to reflect before deciding; speculates on what will happen.