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6 N‑COUNT A thought is an intention, hope, or reason for doing something. □  Sarah's first thought was to run back and get Max. □ [+ of ] They had no thought of surrender.

7 N‑SING [oft adj N ] A thought is an act of kindness or an offer of help; used especially when you are thanking someone, or expressing admiration of someone. □  'Would you like to move into the ward?'—'A kind thought, but no, thank you.'

8 N‑UNCOUNT Thought is the group of ideas and beliefs which belongs, for example, to a particular religion, philosophy, science, or political party. □  Aristotle's scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years.

9 → see also second thought

thought|ful /θɔː tfʊl/

1 ADJ If you are thoughtful , you are quiet and serious because you are thinking about something. □  Nancy, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly spoke. ●  thought|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Daniel nodded thoughtfully.

2 ADJ If you describe someone as thoughtful , you approve of them because they remember what other people want, need, or feel, and try not to upset them. [APPROVAL ] □  …a thoughtful and caring man. □ [+ of ] Thank you. That's very thoughtful of you. ●  thought|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  …the bouquet of flowers he had thoughtfully purchased for the celebrations. ●  thought|ful|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  I can't tell you how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

3 ADJ If you describe something such as a book, film, or speech as thoughtful , you mean that it is serious and well thought out. □  …a thoughtful and scholarly book. ●  thought|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  …these thoughtfully designed machines.

thought|less /θɔː tləs/ ADJ If you describe someone as thoughtless , you are critical of them because they forget or ignore other people's wants, needs, or feelings. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] It was thoughtless of her to mention it. ●  thought|less|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  They thoughtlessly planned a picnic without him.

thou ght-provo king ADJ If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking , it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously. □  This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.

thou|sand ◆◆◆ /θaʊ z ^ə nd/ (thousands ) The plural form is thousand after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as 'several' or 'a few'. 1 NUM A thousand or one thousand is the number 1,000. □  …five thousand acres. □  Visitors can expect to pay about a thousand pounds a day.

2 QUANT If you refer to thousands of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] Thousands of refugees are packed into over-crowded towns and villages. ● PRON You can also use thousands as a pronoun. □  Hundreds have been killed in the fighting and thousands made homeless.

3a thousand and one → see one

thou|sandth /θaʊ z ^ə nθ/ (thousandths )

1 ORD The thousandth item in a series is the one that you count as number one thousand. □  The magazine has just published its six thousandth edition. ● ORD If you say that something has happened for the thousandth time, you are emphasizing that it has happened again and that it has already happened a great many times. [EMPHASIS ] □  The phone rings for the thousandth time.

2 FRACTION A thousandth is one of a thousand equal parts of something. □  …a dust particle weighing only a thousandth of a gram.