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thought
A	noun
	1	thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
				the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚higher cognitive process ╚thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation ╚ideation ╚mysticism ╚train of thought; thread ╚line of thought ╚reasoning; logical thinking; abstract thought ╚construction; mental synthesis ╚free association
	2	idea, thought
				the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea, thought ╚misconception ╚preoccupation ╚concept; conception; construct ╚cogitation ╚inspiration
	3	opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
				a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚belief ╚opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought ╚politics; political sympathies ╚pole ╚preconception; prepossession; parti pris; preconceived opinion; preconceived idea; preconceived notion ╚eyes ╚judgment; judgement; mind ╚idea
	4	thought
				the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚belief ╚thought ╚mainstream

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Representing thought
Thought-provoking Essay Questions
"I thought you will/would never come"
On second thought(s)
how thought provoking.
I thought .........
"I thought"
fretting herself at the thought
"I thought you were/had been friends"
second thought
exercise of thought?
You'd of thought - would of, could of, should of !!
I thought [if I had not quit VS if I didn't quit] the job
I had always thought about her.
no thought of
My flatmate said to me see you back home. Is that correct ? I thought she had to say
just when I thought I was out they dragged me back in
I had always thought / I always thought / I have always thought
had thought...
a viperous thought?
Who or whom - They told me <who, whom> they thought did it.
finish the thought of...
AE/BE I thought it <would be, would have been> easier to post a thread here.
"I thought you went home"
we would never have thought / would never think
I had no thought of leaving Italy
"I thought I recognized you."
on second thought/thoughts
thought you said/you had said
thought(s) or thinking? - noun vs gerund
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