Thought | Mean of thought in English Dictionary

• Noun
• an idea, plan, opinion, picture, etc., that is formed in your mind
1. My first thought was that something must have changed.
2. She had a sudden thought. = A sudden thought occurred to her.
3. The thought of leaving never crossed my mind.
4. Do you have any thoughts about/on the subject?
5. She abandoned all thoughts of going home.
6. It was just a thought.
7. That's a good thought.
• the act or process of thinking
1. She was lost/deep in thought.
2. She abandoned all thought of going home.
3. thought patterns/processes [=the way you think about things]
• the act of carefully thinking about the details of something
1. I'll give the idea some thought. [=consideration]
2. They should have put more thought into the proposal.

• the act of thinking about the feelings or situations of other people
1. While you're enjoying the holidays, you should spare a thought for those who are less fortunate.
2. He has no thought for anyone but himself.
• a way of thinking that is characteristic of a particular group, time period, etc.
1. Western thought
2. the mainstream thought on the subject
3. modern economic thought
4. There are two main schools of thought [=systems of thinking] on the topic.