HOW TO PRONOUNCE
thought
/θɔt/
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Use the unvoiced th sound at the beginning.
Use the th in thin and finish with t. The written gh adds no consonant.
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“A thoughtful response begins with a thought.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does thought mean?
noun
- A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
- The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
- A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation, region or idea).
More meanings (4)
noun
- Anxiety, distress.
- The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.
- A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.
verb
- simple past and past participle of think
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IPA pronunciation
/θɔt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Alice was more and more puzzled, but she thought there was no use in saying anything more till the Pigeon had finished.
I had received many good lessons from them, and was still receiving them, and the thought of leaving them was painful indeed.
More book examples (3)
When they went back to the kitchen, the snow had begun to fall, and Marie’s visitors thought they must be getting home.
“I thought you might like to go and see where they have put Fanny. The tree hides the place from your window.”
They applied their minds to the thought of God, and worked out the theory that such an inner power demanded outward expression.