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thoughten

thoughten is the past participle of think.

Meaning of think

Verb

think (third-person singular simple present thinks, present participle thinking, simple past and past participle thought)

  1. (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
    • Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
    Synonyms:
    ponder
  2. (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
    • "I should phone my mother," I thought.
  3. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
    • I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
  4. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone
    • I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
  5. (transitive) To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
    • I don't think it worth complaining about the leak in the roof, is it?
    Synonyms:
    have opinion, deem
  6. (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
    • We should/would have thought she could've washed her hands before, at least.

See all 10 meanings of think

Origin of thoughten

From thought + -en (past participle ending).

Questions about thoughten

What is thoughten the past participle of?
Thoughten is the past participle of think.

Words near thoughten in the dictionary

  1. thoughtcrimes
  2. thoughtcriminal
  3. thoughtcriminals
  4. thoughte
  5. thoughted
  6. thoughten
  7. thoughtest
  8. thoughtform
  9. thoughtforms
  10. thoughtful
  11. thoughtfull

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