Thoughtfully — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a thoughtful manner

showing consideration and thoughtfulness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈɔːtfəli/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈɔːtfəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈɔːtfəli/

3 syllables Say it as /θˈɔːtfəli/.

Examples

he stared thoughtfully out the window
he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

thoughtlessly

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a thoughtful manner “he stared thoughtfully out the window”
adverb	showing consideration and thoughtfulness “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachdenklich

auf eine nachdenkliche Art und Weise

🇫🇷French

pensivement

de manière réfléchie

🇪🇸Spanish

pensativamente

de manera reflexiva

🇮🇹Italian

pensieroso

in modo premuroso

🇳🇱Dutch

bedachtzaam

op een doordachte manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

pensativamente

de uma maneira pensativa

🇷🇺Russian

вдумчиво

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोच समजकर

सोच समझकर

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেবেচিন্তে

চিন্তাশীল পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்தனையுடன்

ஒரு சிந்தனை முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచనాత్మకంగా

ఆలోచనాత్మక పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारपूर्वक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારપૂર્વક

વિચારશીલ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲವಾಗಿ

ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്താപൂർവ്വം

ചിന്തനീയമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਚ ਸਮਝ ਕੇ

ਸੋਚ-ਸਮਝ ਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوچ سمجھ کر

سوچے سمجھے انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

深思熟虑地

🇯🇵Japanese

思慮深く

🇰🇷Korean

신중하게

사려 깊은 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chu đáo

một cách chu đáo

🇹🇭Thai

รอบคอบ

ในลักษณะที่รอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan penuh pertimbangan

dengan cara yang bijaksana

🇵🇭Filipino

nag-iisip

sa paraang nag-iisip

🇲🇾Malay

termenung

secara bertimbang rasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدروس

بطريقة مدروسة

🇮🇷Persian

متفکرانه

به شیوه ای متفکرانه

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünceli bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתוך מחשבה

בצורה מחושבת

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