inner thoughts

collocation in English

meaningsofinnerandthought

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inner
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪn.ər/us
/ˈɪn.ɚ/
inside or contained within ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofinnerandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While the correlation withinnerthoughtis stable across the board, its strength differs depending on speaker age.
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Besides spoken word, she also governs all other expressions ofinnerthoughtand knowledge, like art, music and dance.
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It is also the place where emotions and inner thoughts can be shared and affective and confidant support is found.
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It was noted that the centre may have acted as a safe environment in which people with dementia could express their inner thoughts.
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The film's narrative structure is essentially conventional, although the motivations and inner thoughts of the characters are more concealed than is often the case in film.
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As their readership expanded, few writers seemed to appreciate that their personal capacity to fathom the inner thoughts and emotions of their audience was decreasing in turn.
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I may have harboured my inner thoughts on the matter; that is different.
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I would like to know their inner thoughts about this.
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He betrayed his inner thoughts by his casual use of words.
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What he does not understand are the inner thoughts of the officers behind it, who have no direct responsibility.
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The narration often takes the form of the inner thoughts of these three characters, including visitations of their memories.
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The player spends most of the time reading text onscreen which indicates the narration, inner thoughts, or dialogue of the characters.
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She kept diaries to record her inner thoughts and emotions, which she found difficult to express more openly.
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As a result of being disgusted with his father's inner thoughts, he burned his own village and started despising people.
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So we are party to his sense of humour via his inner thoughts.
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Sometimes the patient will narrate their inner thoughts or attribution, while other times they will fill out surveys or answer questions at different intervals.
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This is a reference to the play of that title in which characters spoke their inner thoughts to the audience.
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The first volume of the same depth as well as insights into his inner thoughts to the reader it is almost dizzy.
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He is constantly having deep inner thoughts about his own mind and the world around him.
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