pensée

[ pahn-sey ]

/ pɑ̃ˈseɪ /

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noun, plural pen·sées

[pahn-sey]. /pɑ̃ˈseɪ/. French.

a reflection or thought.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby pensée

The repetition of thought (in the rime) is correct; the F. text repeats pensee.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
There was an arriere pensee here too, born in the minds of northern capitalists.
The Negro in the South|Booker T. Washington
For myself, I am glad now that I never saw the city that was; for I can love the city that is with no arriere pensee.
The Californiacs|Inez Haynes Irwin
Here we have the "Arriere pensee" clue, that is, the clue in mental reservation; and here we meet the axiom.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal,|Various

A savage will not assist in packing them, for he fears their heels: the Swiss say mules have always an arriere-pensee.
The Art of Travel|Francis Galton