Phil
Let’s learn thought.
It’s not just a past form of the verb think, it’s also a noun and this is where it gets interesting.
Unsurprisingly, it’s all to do with things in our head.
As a countable noun a thought can be an idea or a plan.
I’ve just had a thought! We should go to the beach.
There’s a thought, let’s order pizza!
As a plural noun, it can refer to our opinions or beliefs.
Here are my thoughts on how to run a business.
What are your thoughts on the right age to give a child a phone?
As an uncountable noun, it can refer to considering something carefully.
This a difficult problem, we need to give it some thought.
Sorry, this just doesn’t work. It needs more thought.
Thoughts happen in your brain they can be ideas, opinions or beliefs.
We also use it to refer to considering a problem.
It’s easy to remember, you just have to give it some thought.
Thought
As a verb thought is the past tense of ‘think‘:
- I thought about the problem for a little while.
As a countable noun, thought can be:
1. an idea or plan.
- I’ve had a thought about what we should do next.
As a plural noun, thoughts can be:
2. our opinions or beliefs.
- What are your thoughts on the best way to learn English?
As an uncountable noun, thought can mean:
3. ‘careful consideration’.
- We need to give more thought to this project.