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mind (mīnd)
noun
- memory; recollection or remembrance to bring to mind a story
- what one thinks; opinion speak your mind
- that which thinks, perceives, feels, wills, etc.; seat or subject of consciousness
- the thinking and perceiving part of consciousness; intellect or intelligence
- attention; notice
- all of an individual's conscious experiences
- the conscious and the unconscious together as a unit; psyche
- the intellect in its normal state; reason; sanity to lose one's mind
- a person having intelligence or regarded as an intellect the great minds of today
- way, state, or direction of thinking and feeling the reactionary mind
- ☆ Christian Science God in full Divine Mind
- Philos. consciousness and thought as an element in reality
Etymology: ME mynde < OE (ge)mynd, memory < IE base *men-, to think > Gr menos, spirit, force, L mens, mind
transitive verb
- to direct one's mind to; specif.,
- Now Dial. to perceive; observe
- to pay attention to; heed
- to obey
- to attend to; apply oneself to (a task, etc.)
- to tend; take care of; watch over; look after mind the baby
- to be careful about; watch out for mind those rickety stairs
- to care about; feel concern about
- to object to; dislike to mind the cold
- Dialectal to remember: sometimes used reflexively
- Dialectal to intend; purpose
- Now Chiefly Dial. to remind
intransitive verb
- to pay attention; give heed
- to be obedient
- to be careful; watch out
- to care; feel concern
- to object
Related Forms:
- minder mind′er noun
be in one's right mind
be of one mind
be of two minds
call to mind
- to remember
- to be a reminder of
change one's mind
- to change one's opinion
- to change one's intention, purpose, or wish
give someone a piece of one's mind
have half a mind to
have in mind
- to remember
- to think of
- to intend; purpose
know one's own mind
make up one's mind
meeting of (the) minds
never mind
on someone's mind
- occupying someone's thoughts
- worrying someone
out of one's mind
- mentally ill; insane
- frantic (with worry, grief, etc.)
put in mind
set one's mind on
take one's mind off
to one's mind
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
mind
n.
Intellectual potentiality
soul, spirit, intellect, brain, consciousness, thought, mentality, intuition, perception, conception, intelligence, intellectuality, apperception, percipience, psyche, conscious, subconscious, ego, capacity, judgment, understanding, wisdom, genius, talent, reasoning, instinct, ratiocination, thinking principle, wit, mental faculties, intellectual faculties, creativity, ingenuity, intellectual powers, intellectual processes, gray matter*, brainstuff*, brainpower*, milk in the coconut*, what it takes*. * Purpose
intention, inclination, determination; see purpose 1.Memory
subconscious, remembrance, cognizance; see memory 1.
bear (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>keep) in mind
be in one's right mind
be of one mind
be of two minds
call to mind
change one's mind
give someone a piece of one's mind
have (a good<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>great<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>half a) mind to
have in mind
know one's own mind
make up one's mind
meeting of the minds
on one's mind
out of one's mind
put in mind
set one's mind on
take one's mind off
to one's mind
mind
v.
To obey
be under the authority of, heed, do as told; see behave 2, obey 1.To give one's attention
To be careful
tend, watch out for, have oversight of, take care, trouble, be wary, be concerned for, be solicitous, dislike, object, mind one's p's and q's*, have a care*, sleep with one eye open*, keep one's chin in*; see also care 2.To remember
To object to
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- concentrate: The 500th birthday of Luther in 1983 concentrated the minds of Marxists and non-Marxists, faced with the difficulty of celebrating this event.
- enquiring: My wife was amazed by the wide range of his interests and his persistently enquiring mind.
Preposition: at
- ease: We can put your mind at ease and make sure the result is trouble free!
Adjective modifier
- unconscious: Because both hypnotherapy and NLP work with the unconscious mind, then psychosomatic illnesses can be dealt with very quickly.
Modifies a noun
- candy: Rating: 2.5 [ unmissable | great stuff | worth reading | mind candy | waste of time | unfinishable ] James P. Hogan.
Noun used with modifier
- subconscious: Past patterns remain a permanent feature of his subconscious mind.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
The study of nature is interwoven with the highest mind. You should never trifle with nature.
I don't know very much, but what I do know I know better than anybody, and I don't want to argue about it. I know what I think about an actor or an actress, and am not interested in what anybody else thinks. My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.
Keep violence in the mind Where it belongs.
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