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interthought

interthought is the simple past and past participle of interthink.

Meaning of interthink

Verb

interthink (third-person singular simple present interthinks, present participle interthinking, simple past and past participle interthought)

  1. (intransitive) To use talk to think collectively, to engage with others' ideas through oral language.
    • That is, exploratory talk represents a way in which partners involved in problem-solving activity can use language to think collectively -- to 'interthink' effectively, with their activity encapsulated in an intermental zone of their own construction.2002 Mercer, Neil, "Developing Dialogues." In Gordon Wells and Guy Claxton, eds. Learning for Life in the 21st Century: Sociocultural Perspectives on the Future of Education. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.

Questions about interthought

What is interthought the simple past and past participle of?
Interthought is the simple past and past participle of interthink.

Words near interthought in the dictionary

  1. intertheory
  2. interthink
  3. interthinking
  4. interthinks
  5. interthoracic
  6. interthought
  7. interthread
  8. interthreaded
  9. interthreading
  10. interthreads
  11. intertidal

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