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mind (mīnd)

noun

  1. memory; recollection or remembrance to bring to mind a story
  2. what one thinks; opinion speak your mind
    1. that which thinks, perceives, feels, wills, etc.; seat or subject of consciousness
    2. the thinking and perceiving part of consciousness; intellect or intelligence
    3. attention; notice
    4. all of an individual's conscious experiences
    5. the conscious and the unconscious together as a unit; psyche
  4. the intellect in its normal state; reason; sanity to lose one's mind
  5. a person having intelligence or regarded as an intellect the great minds of today
  6. way, state, or direction of thinking and feeling the reactionary mind
  7. ☆ Christian Science God
    in full Divine Mind
  8. 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

  1. to direct one's mind to; specif.,
    1. Now Dial. to perceive; observe
    2. to pay attention to; heed
    3. to obey
    4. to attend to; apply oneself to (a task, etc.)
    5. to tend; take care of; watch over; look after mind the baby
    6. to be careful about; watch out for mind those rickety stairs
    1. to care about; feel concern about
    2. to object to; dislike to mind the cold
  3. Dialectal to remember: sometimes used reflexively
  4. Dialectal to intend; purpose
  5. Now Chiefly Dial. to remind

intransitive verb

  1. to pay attention; give heed
  2. to be obedient
  3. to be careful; watch out
    1. to care; feel concern
    2. to object

Related Forms:

mind Idioms

bear in mind

or keep in mind
to remember

be in one's right mind

to be mentally well; be sane

be of one mind

to have the same opinion or desire

be of two minds

to be undecided or irresolute

call to mind

  1. to remember
  2. to be a reminder of

change one's mind

  1. to change one's opinion
  2. to change one's intention, purpose, or wish

give someone a piece of one's mind

to criticize or rebuke someone sharply

have a (good

or great) mind to
to feel (strongly) inclined to

have half a mind to

to be somewhat inclined to

have in mind

  1. to remember
  2. to think of
  3. to intend; purpose

know one's own mind

to know one's own real thoughts, desires, etc.

make up one's mind

to form a definite opinion or decision

meeting of (the) minds

an agreement

never mind

don't be concerned; it doesn't matter

on someone's mind

  1. occupying someone's thoughts
  2. worrying someone

out of one's mind

  1. mentally ill; insane
  2. frantic (with worry, grief, etc.)

put in mind

to remind

set one's mind on

to be determined on or determinedly desirous of

take one's mind off

to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from

to one's mind

in one's opinion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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mind Synonyms

mind

n.

  1. 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*. *

  2. Purpose

    intention, inclination, determination; see purpose 1.

  3. Memory

    subconscious, remembrance, cognizance; see memory 1.

bear (<strong><em>or</em> </strong>keep) in mind

heed, recollect, recall; see remember 1.

be in one's right mind

be mentally well, be rational, be sane; see reason 2.

be of one mind

have the same opinion, concur, be in accord; see agree.

be of two minds

be undecided, be irresolute, vacillate, ride the fence, sit on the fence; see also waver.

call to mind

recall, recollect, bring to mind; see remember 1.

change one's mind

alter one's opinion, change one's views, decide against, recant, alter one's convictions, modify one's ideas, have second thoughts, have a change of heart, think better of something; see also change 1.

give someone a piece of one's mind

rebuke, confute, criticize; see censure.

have (a good<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>great<strong> <em>or</em> </strong>half a) mind to

be inclined to, propose, tend to; see intend 1.

have in mind

  1. recall, recollect, think of; see remember 1.

  2. purpose, propose, be inclined to;

know one's own mind

know oneself, be deliberate, have a plan; see know 1.

make up one's mind

form a definite opinion, choose, finalize; see decide 1.

meeting of the minds

concurrence, unity, harmony; see agreement 2.

on one's mind

occupying one's thoughts, causing concern, worrying one; see important 1.

out of one's mind

mentally ill, raving, mad, crazy; see insane 1.

put in mind

recall, inform, call attention to; see remind 2.

set one's mind on

determine, intend, plan; see decide 1, intend 1.

take one's mind off

turn one's attention from, divert, change; see distract 1.

to one's mind

in one's opinion, as one sees it, according to one; see personally 2.


mind

v.

  1. To obey

    be under the authority of, heed, do as told; see behave 2, obey 1.

  2. To give one's attention

    heed, attend, be attentive to; see regard 1.

  3. 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.

    Antonyms neglect*, ignore*, be careless.

  4. To remember

    recollect, recall, bring to mind; see remember 1.

  5. To object to

    complain, deplore, be opposed to; see dislike, object 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

mind Usage Examples

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.
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mind quotes

The study of nature is interwoven with the highest mind. You should never trifle with nature.

-Agassiz, (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe)

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.

-Agate,James

  Keep violence in the mind Where it belongs.

-Aldiss, BrianWilson

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