how to pronounce thought

/θɔːt/

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thought is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of thought in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this was that he thought that the most …”

meanings of thought

noun:

The operation by which such forms arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
Anxiety, distress.
A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of think.

thought frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word thought occurs in english on average 568.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.