Mind definition
The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.
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A person of great mental ability.
The great minds of the century.
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To pay attention to.
Mind closely what I tell you.
verb
To take care or charge of; look after.
We minded the children while their parents went out.
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The part or faculty of a person by which one feels, perceives, thinks, remembers, desires, and imagines.
Studying the relation between the brain and the mind.
noun
A person or group that embodies certain mental qualities.
The medical mind; the public mind.
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Desire or inclination.
She had a mind to spend her vacation in the desert.
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What one thinks; opinion.
Speak your mind.
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Way, state, or direction of thinking and feeling.
The reactionary mind.
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That which thinks, perceives, feels, wills, etc.; seat or subject of consciousness.
noun
Mind is defined as to give attention to something or someone.
An example of mind is to watch one's manners at the dinner table.
verb
The definition of mind is the part of someone that thinks, feels and remembers.
An example of mind is the brain.
An example of mind is sanity or intelligence.
noun
Focus of thought; attention.
I can't keep my mind on work.
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A healthy mental state; sanity.
Losing one's mind.
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Individual consciousness, memory, or recollection.
I'll bear the problem in mind.
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The thought processes characteristic of a person or group; psychological makeup.
The criminal mind.
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Opinion or sentiment.
He changed his mind when he heard all the facts.
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To be concerned or annoyed by; care.
They don't mind that their guests are arriving late.
verb
To object to; dislike.
I don't mind doing the chores when I don't feel rushed.
verb
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To become aware of; notice.
verb
(upper southern us) To have in mind as a goal or purpose; intend.
verb
To take notice; give heed.
The back door tends to slam in the wind, mind.
verb
To behave obediently.
I don't want to go shopping if the children won't mind.
verb
To be concerned or troubled; care.
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To be cautious or careful.
You'll slip on the ice if you don't mind.
verb
Memory; recollection or remembrance.
Her name slips my mind.
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The intellect in its normal state; reason; sanity.
To lose one's mind.
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A person having intelligence or regarded as an intellect.
The great minds of today.
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(philos.) Consciousness and thought as an element in reality.
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The thinking and perceiving part of consciousness; intellect or intelligence.
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Attention; notice.
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All of an individual's conscious experiences.
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The conscious and the unconscious together as a unit; psyche.
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To direct one's mind to.
- (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.
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(dial.) To remember: sometimes used reflexively.
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(dial.) To intend; purpose.
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(now chiefly dial.) To remind.
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To care about; feel concern about.
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To object to; dislike.
To mind the cold.
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To pay attention; give heed.
verb
To be obedient.
verb
To be careful; watch out.
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To care; feel concern.
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To object.
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The conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.
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The ability to be aware of things.
There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
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The ability to remember things.
My mind just went blank.
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The ability to focus the thoughts.
I can't keep my mind on what I'm doing.
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Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
He was one of history's greatest minds.
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Judgment, opinion, or view.
He changed his mind after hearing the speech.
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Desire, inclination, or intention.
She had a mind to go to Paris.
A mind to the madness.
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A healthy mental state.
I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do hereby ...
You are losing your mind.
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(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
The mind is a process of the brain.
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(now rare except in phrases) To concern oneself with, to pay attention to. [from 15th c.]
You should mind your own business.
verb
(now chiefly North America, Ireland) To pay attention to; to listen attentively to, to obey. [from 16th c.]
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To pay attention to (something); to keep one's mind on.
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To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time. [from 17th c.]
Would you mind my bag for me?
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(chiefly in imperative) To make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]
Mind you don't knock that glass over.
verb
Shakespeare.
I do thee wrong to mind thee of it.
verb
To be careful about.
Mind the icy sidewalk!
verb
To heed in order to obey.
The children minded their babysitter.
verb
(regional) To bring (an object or idea) to mind; remember.
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(person, proper, epithet) In Christian Science, God.
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a mind of (one's) own
- A capacity or inclination to think or act independently:A reporter with a mind of her own.
idiom
a mind of its own
- A tendency to be unresponsive to human will:The car had a mind of its own and seemed to start only when it felt like it.
idiom
be of one mind
- To be in agreement about something.
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be of two minds
- To have mixed feelings or be undecided about something.
idiom
bring
- To remember (something):Tried to bring to mind their happy times together.
- To cause (something) to be remembered or thought of; evoke:
idiom
never mind
- Used to tell someone not to be concerned or worried.
idiom
bear in mind
- to be mindful of; remember
idiom
be in one's right mind
- to be mentally well; be sane
idiom
be of one mind
- to have the same opinion or desire
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be of two minds
- to be undecided or irresolute
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call to mind
- to remember
- to be a reminder of
idiom
change one's mind
- to change one's opinion
- to change one's intention, purpose, or wish
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give someone a piece of one's mind
- to criticize or rebuke someone sharply
idiom
have a good mind to
- to feel inclined to
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have half a mind to
- to be somewhat inclined to
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have in mind
- to remember
- to think of
- to intend; purpose
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know one's own mind
- to know one's own real thoughts, desires, etc.
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make up one's mind
- to form a definite opinion or decision
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meeting of (the) minds
- an agreement
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never mind
- don't be concerned; it doesn't matter
- don't be concerned aboutnever mind the cat: she'll be fine here alone.
- not to mentionIt's cold and dark, never mind the fact that it's raining.
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on someone's mind
- occupying someone's thoughts
- worrying someone
idiom
out of one's mind
- mentally ill; insane
- frantic (with worry, grief, etc.)
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put someone in mind of
- to remind someone of
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put one's mind to
- to be determined to
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set one's mind on
- to be determined on or determinedly desirous of
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take one's mind off
- to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
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to one's mind
- in one's opinion
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
a mind of (one's) own
a mind of its own
be of one mind
be of two minds
be in one's right mind
be of one mind
be of two minds
have a good mind to
have half a mind to
put one's mind to
set one's mind on
take one's mind off
Origin of mind
- Middle English minde from Old English gemynd men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English minde, munde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd, Ä¡emynd (“memory, remembrance; memorial, record; act of commemoration; thought, purpose; consciousness, mind, intellect"), from Proto-Germanic *mundiz, *gamundiz (“memory, remembrance"), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought"), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think"). Cognate with Old High German gimunt (“mind, memory"), Danish minde (“memory"), Icelandic minni (“memory, recall, recollection"), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (munds, “memory, mind"), Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve"), Latin mÄ“ns (“mind, reason"), Albanian mënd (“mind, reason"). More at mint.
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