thought

Signification

Noun

1. Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
2. The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
3. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
4. Anxiety, distress.
5. The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.
6. A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.

Verb

simple past and past participle of think

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/θɔːt/

Étymologie

From Middle English thought, ithoȝt, from Old English þōht, ġeþōht, from Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz, *gaþanhtą (“thought”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Scots thocht (“thought”), Saterland Frisian Toacht (“thought”), West Frisian dacht (“attention, regard, thought”), Dutch gedachte (“thought”), German Andacht (“reverence, devotion, prayer”), Icelandic þóttur (“thought”). Related to thank.

Phrases

That is what I thought as well , but it might not be true .

C'est ce que je pensais aussi, mais ce n'est peut-être pas vrai.

The sun thought for a minute .

Le soleil réfléchit une minute.

I thought you would be pleased with them .

Je pensais que vous seriez satisfait d'eux.

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .

Cela peut expliquer que les armoiries sont considérées comme à l'envers.

He is thought to have lived in this manner for roughly three years .

Il aurait vécu cette manière pendant environ trois ans.

The sun thought about that , and decided to shine more brightly .

Le soleil y réfléchit et décida de briller plus brillamment.

Sunday Mirror thought Goodman was at the core of the game .

Sunday Mirror pensait que Goodman était au cœur du match.

Maybe the alchemist has never been in love , the boy thought .

Peut-être que l'alchimiste n'a jamais été amoureux, pensa le garçon.