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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThought
/θɔːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.
"She had a sudden thought that changed her perspective on the issue." - 2
The action or process of thinking.
"His thought process was methodical and thorough."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'geþōht', 'þōht', stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*þuhtaz' (what is thought or seemed), connected to the verb 'think' (Old English 'þencan'). Historically, it has evolved from denoting a mental process or conception into a comprehensive term encompassing ideas, reflections, and the faculty of reasoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thought" is said worldwide
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pensée
Transliteration: pɑ̃se
"Elle a eu une pensée soudaine qui a changé son point de vue."
Gedanke
Transliteration: ɡɪˈdaŋkə
"Sie hatte einen plötzlichen Gedanken, der ihre Sichtweise änderte."
pensiero
Transliteration: penˈsjɛːro
"Ha avuto un pensiero improvviso che ha cambiato la sua prospettiva."
pensamiento
Transliteration: penˈsjamjento
"Tuvo un pensamiento repentino que cambió su perspectiva."
pensamento
Transliteration: pẽzɐˈmẽtu
"Ela teve um pensamento repentino que mudou sua perspectiva."
विचार
Transliteration: vichar
"उसके मन में एक अचानक विचार आया जिसने उसके दृष्टिकोण को बदल दिया।"
思想
Transliteration: sīxiǎng
"她突然有了一个想法，改变了她的观点。"
생각
Transliteration: saeng-gak
"그녀는 갑자기 생각이 떠올라 시각이 바뀌었다."
思考
Transliteration: shikō
"彼女は突然の思考が彼女の視点を変えた。"
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