thought

A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.countable

• The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
• I hate the thought of going back to work Monday morning.

The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.uncountable

• Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
• The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.

A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation, region or idea).countable

• school of thought
• Traditional eastern thought differs markedly from that of the west.

Anxiety, distress.dialectaluncountable

• Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his ſtature?

The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.uncountable

• After much thought, I have decided to stay.

A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.countableuncountable

• 'Bide the night at Heriotside,' says he. 'It's a thought out of your way, but it's a comfortable bit.'

simple past and past participle of thinkform-ofparticiplepast

• Hi! I thought I’d come over and introduce myself. My name’s Chema.
• I'd previously been thought to be a thorough fool.