an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind

Maggie had a sudden thought

I asked him if he had any thoughts on how it had happened

Mrs Oliver's first thought was to get help

the action or process of thinking

Sophie sat deep in thought

have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something

she thought that nothing would be the same again

it's thought he may have collapsed from shock

up to 300 people were thought to have died

direct one's mind towards someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas

he was thinking about Colin

Jack thought for a moment

any writer who so rarely produces a book is not thinking deep thoughts