thought
/θɔːt/noun
उच्चारण थॉट
विचार; चिंतन
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something that you think of, or remember; an idea, opinion; the power or process of thinking; ideas in politics, science, connected with a particular person, group or period of history; the act of thinking carefully about something
विचार; चिंतन
- a good thought
- lost in thought
- Gandhian thought
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- The thought of the exam made her nervous.
- I had a sudden thought about where I left the keys.
- Give some thought to what you want to study.
- After much thought, he chose to stay in his home town.
- The thoughts of great leaders still inspire us.
Synonyms idea notion opinion reflection contemplation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a thought (about / of / on)
A thought is one idea in the mind: a thought of home, a thought about the future. It is countable.
'A thought' मन में आया एक विचार है: a thought of home, a thought about the future. यह countable है।
- The thought of the exam made Radhika nervous.
- Do you have any thoughts about the plan?
give (some / careful) thought to
Give thought to something means to consider it carefully; note the preposition to.
'Give thought to' का अर्थ किसी बात पर ध्यान से विचार करना है; preposition 'to' पर ध्यान दें।
- Give some thought to your career before you apply.
- He gave careful thought to the offer.
thought as an uncountable noun
Without a or an, thought means the process of thinking or a type of thinking in a period.
'A' या 'an' के बिना 'thought' का अर्थ सोचने की प्रक्रिया या किसी काल के चिंतन से है।
- He was lost in thought.
- Gandhian thought still guides many social workers.
on second thoughts
In British English the set phrase is on second thoughts, meaning after thinking again; American English uses on second thought.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में निश्चित phrase 'on second thoughts' है, जिसका अर्थ दोबारा सोचने पर है; अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'on second thought' चलता है।
- On second thoughts, I will take the earlier train.
thought as the past form of think
Thought is also the past tense and past participle of the verb think, so do not confuse it with the noun.
'Thought' क्रिया 'think' का past tense और past participle भी है, इसलिए इसे noun से न मिलाएँ।
- She thought about the problem all night.
+Collocations 4
adjective + thought
deepserioussecondfleetinghappycareful
- A fleeting thought crossed her mind.
verb + thought
givehavesparecollectsharelose
- He gave the matter a lot of thought.
preposition + thought
lost indeep inwithout aonafter
- She sat lost in thought by the window.
thought + noun
processexperimentleaderbubble
- He explained his thought process step by step.
“More examples 5
- The very thought of speaking on stage frightened him.
मंच पर बोलने का विचार मात्र ही उसे डरा देता था।
- Radhika shared her thoughts about the poem with her classmates.
राधिका ने कविता के बारे में अपने विचार सहपाठियों के साथ साझा किए।
- After much thought, he chose the arts stream.
बहुत सोच-विचार के बाद उसने कला विषय चुना।
- Greek thought influenced many later scientists.
यूनानी चिंतन ने बाद के कई वैज्ञानिकों को प्रभावित किया।
- It was a kind thought to send her flowers.
उसे फूल भेजना एक दयालु विचार था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Please give a thought on my proposal.
✓ Please give some thought to my proposal.
The fixed phrase is give thought to, with the preposition to.
निश्चित phrase 'give thought to' है, जिसमें preposition 'to' आता है।
✗ On the second thought, I will not go.
✓ On second thoughts, I will not go.
The British idiom is on second thoughts, without the.
ब्रिटिश मुहावरा 'on second thoughts' है, जिसमें 'the' नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 1
on second thoughts
(British English) used to say that you have changed your opinion
दोबारा सोचने पर, सोचने के बाद राय बदलकर
- I'll have tea — no, on second thoughts, I'll have coffee.
- On second thoughts, let's leave early.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Homonym: thought is also the past tense and past participle of think ('I thought about it').
Homonym: thought, think का past tense और past participle भी है ('I thought about it')।
Keep apart thoughtful (kind; showing careful thought) and thoughtless (not caring about others).
Thoughtful (दयालु; सोच-समझकर) और thoughtless (दूसरों की परवाह न करने वाला, विचारहीन) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Food for thought (something to think about), on second thoughts (after thinking again), lost or deep in thought (thinking deeply and not noticing what is happening), a penny for your thoughts (what are you thinking about?), it's the thought that counts (the kind intention matters more than the gift), school of thought (a particular way of thinking).
Idioms: food for thought (सोचने लायक बात), on second thoughts (फिर सोचने के बाद), lost या deep in thought (गहरे विचार में डूबे, खोए हुए), a penny for your thoughts (क्या सोच रहे हो?), it's the thought that counts (उपहार से अधिक अच्छा इरादा मायने रखता है), school of thought (विचारधारा)।