thought
part of speech
noun (a thought, thoughts; thought — uncountable thinking); verb form (past and past participle of think: think, thinks, thought, thinking)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thought is the past of think: «I thought it was Monday.» tree →
2) A thought is an idea or opinion that comes into your mind. tree →
3) Thought means the act or power of thinking, or careful thinking: give it some thought. tree →
4) «A kind thought» means a caring idea, like thinking of someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says Hebrew letters match the things they name, so holy thoughts and the holy language are bound together. The psalms say God knows all human thoughts and finds His own thoughts very deep, and the tradition reads this as God knowing each person's heart. In the primary lessons: In school, «thought» appears constantly: «I thought the answer was 12», «a thought bubble» in comics, «food for thought». In writing lessons, characters' thoughts show what they feel inside. In everyday manners, «It's the thought that counts» means a present matters for the kindness behind it, not its price. Phrases: I thought so, on second thought(s), deep in thought, food for thought, lost in thought, the thought of.
examples
- And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Torah GEN.6.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Hebrew language and its characters correspond mostly with the things they designate, and thus holy thoughts, Hebrew language (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee? (Prophets JER.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! (Writings PSA.139.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. (Writings PSA.94.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- I thought it would rain, but it was sunny. tree →
- A sudden thought came into my head. tree →
- She was deep in thought and didn't hear me. tree →
- Give the problem some careful thought. tree →
- It's the thought that counts. tree →
- On second thoughts, I'll have the apple. tree →
- The thought of the exam made me nervous. tree →
- In the comic, the cat's thoughts are in a cloud-shaped bubble. tree →
- But then would follow brighter thoughts: tree →
note
Irregular verb: think, thought, thought — never «thinked». Spelling trap: «thought» (from think) vs «taught» (from teach) vs «though» (although) vs «through». Pronounced «thawt».
In the corpora
- When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
- And it shall come to pass, that as I thought to do unto them, so will I do unto you.
- I thought I would make an end of them, I would make their memory cease from among men;
- And the ferryboat passed to and fro to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good.
- For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «thought» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.