thought (thôt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of think.

n.

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.

idiom:

a thought

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

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

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