mere thought

collocation in English

meaningsofmereandthought

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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪər/us
/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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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 ofmereandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmere thought

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Coming from very poor households, themerethoughtof keeping an audience enthralled must be no mean sense of fulfilment.
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The imagination reels at themerethoughtof it.
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Themerethoughtthat he has to go to see the inspector worries him terribly, and inspectors of taxation should be aware of these feelings.
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It is really time now that we had some action rather thanmerethoughtupon the problem.
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He went quite blue himself at themerethoughtof it.
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He will be scorched at themerethoughtof the shame of the disclosure.
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Themerethoughtthat such a thing might be happening in their own town or city was the aspect to which they objected so strongly.
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The spectre, or themerethought, of others going hungry—of chronic famine—raises the deepest emotion and compassion.
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The duty officer was horrified at themerethoughtthat sunrise should not be until after 10 o'clock.
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Exchequer would almost have split in half at themerethoughtof such a notion.
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Themerethoughtof this is horrifying.
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Many people are apparently suffering from an anxiety neurosis and adding to the dangers of their existence by themerethoughtof dying before the five years is up.
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There are many such people, to whom themerethoughtof being involved in a divorce, even involuntarily, would be deeply hurtful to their consciences and deepest convictions.
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Themerethoughtthat the private sector could play a part in any initiative with the public is almost seen as something alien, shameful and suspicious.
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He said that he is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent and could create matter frommerethought.
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In order to think about these beings ofmerethought, we symbolically attribute sensuous properties to them.
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Themerethoughtof her transcendent purity suffices to repel the alluring charms of sin and to inspire pleasure in the wonderful lustre of virtue.
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Themerethoughtthat how anybody could know that many languages was making him smile.
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In quatrain two, the speaker implores the young man to forget the hand that wrote the sonnet if themerethoughtof the speaker would cause him to mourn.
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He was conflicted; deeply indignant when persons and laws did not bend unconditionally before him he nonetheless trembled at themerethoughtof doing anything unconstitutional.
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