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# thoughtful

adjective (thoughtful, more thoughtful, most thoughtful)

«thoughtful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A thoughtful person thinks about what other people need or feel and is kind to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#m1)
2. Thoughtful means thinking quietly and seriously about something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#m2)
3. A thoughtful piece of work or answer shows careful thinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#m3)

### In the lessons

In kindness and friendship lessons, a thoughtful act is like helping someone who is sad or remembering a friend's birthday present. In reading, a character looks thoughtful when they are thinking hard. Teachers praise «a thoughtful answer». Phrases: «a thoughtful gift», «how thoughtful of you».

### Examples

- It was thoughtful of you to bring me flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x1)
- She is always thoughtful and kind to new pupils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x2)
- He looked thoughtful as he read the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x3)
- Thank you for such a thoughtful present. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x4)
- That was a thoughtful answer to a hard question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x5)
- Be thoughtful: hold the door for the person behind you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x6)
- The class wrote thoughtful cards for the nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x7)
- How thoughtful and kind everybody is to me! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/#x8)

### Note

Adjective: thought + -ful (one l). Opposite: «thoughtless» (not thinking of others). Adverb: «thoughtfully». Spelling: «ough» as in «thought», said «THAWT-ful».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thoughtful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thoughtful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thoughtful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thoughtful.html) on Mova free.