This is the 15018th most frequent Russian word.
подумал
"Подумал" means "thought" (past tense).
'Подумал' is used to indicate a completed action of thinking about something.
Я подумал о предложении и решил принять его.
I thought about the proposal and decided to accept it.
'Подумали' shows a collective reflection leading to a conclusion in a specific situation.
Мы подумали, что лучше пойти другим путём.
We thought that it's better to go another way.
'Подумает' expresses a future intention to perform the action of thinking.