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Definition of 'mind' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mind
the element, part, or process in a human or other conscious being that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.

2.  mind
Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.

3.  mind
intellect or understanding, esp. as distinguished from the emotions and will; intelligence.

4.  mind
a person considered with reference to intellectual power:
the great minds of the day.

5.  mind
intellectual power or ability.

6.  mind
reason, sanity, or sound mental condition:
to lose one's mind.

7.  mind
a way of thinking and feeling; disposition; temper:
a liberal mind.

8.  mind
opinion, view, or sentiments:
to change one's mind.

9.  mind
inclination, intention, or desire:
to be of a mind to listen.

10.  mind
remembrance or recollection; memory:
to call to mind; The party put me in mind of my college days.

11.  mind
psychic or spiritual being, as opposed to matter.

12.  mind
a conscious or intelligent agency or being: an awareness of a mind ordering the universe.

13.  mind
attention; thoughts:
He can't keep his mind on his studies.

14.  mind
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. notice; attention:
When he's like that, just pay him no mind.

15.  mind
Rom. Cath. Ch. a commemoration of a person's death, esp. by a Requiem Mass.

16.  mind
(cap.) Christian Science. God; the incorporeal source of life, substance, and intelligence.

17. (v.t.) mind
to pay attention to.

18.  mind
to heed or obey (a person, advice, instructions, etc.).

19.  mind
to attend to:
to mind one's own business.

20.  mind
to look after; tend:
to mind the baby.

21.  mind
to be careful, cautious, or wary about:
Mind what you say.

22.  mind
to feel concern at; care about.

23.  mind
to feel disturbed or inconvenienced by; object to:
I hope you don't mind the interruption.

24.  mind
to regard as concerning oneself or as mattering:
Don't mind his bluntness.

25.  mind
Dial.

26.  mind
to perceive or notice.

27.  mind
to remember.

28.  mind
to remind.

29. (v.i.) mind
to pay attention.

30.  mind
to obey.

31.  mind
to take notice, observe, or understand (used chiefly in the imperative):
Mind now, I want you home by twelve.

32.  mind
to be careful or wary.

33.  mind
to care, feel concern, or object (often used in negative or interrogative constructions):
Mind if I go?

34.  mind
to regard a thing as concerning oneself or as mattering:
You mustn't mind about their gossiping.

35.  mind
insane; mad.

36.  mind
emotionally overwhelmed; frantic:
out of my mind with worry.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME mynd(e), aph. var. of imynd, OE gemynd memory, mind, c. OHG

Definition of 'mind' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

2. (noun) mind
recall or remembrance
"it came to mind"

3. (noun) judgment, judgement, mind
an opinion formed by judging something
"he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

4. (noun) thinker, creative thinker, mind
an important intellectual
"the great minds of the 17th century"

5. (noun) mind
attention
"don't pay him any mind"

6. (noun) mind, idea
your intention; what you intend to do
"he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"

7. (verb) mind, intellect
knowledge and intellectual ability
"he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"

8. (verb) mind
be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
"I don't mind your behavior"

9. (verb) mind
be concerned with or about something or somebody

10. (verb) take care, mind
be in charge of or deal with
"She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"

11. (verb) heed, mind, listen
pay close attention to; give heed to
"Heed the advice of the old men"

12. (verb) beware, mind
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
"Beware of telephone salesmen"

13. (verb) mind, bear in mind
keep in mind


Definition of 'mind' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) mind
the part of you that has thoughts and knows or remembers things
the thoughts that were running through his mind; There was no doubt in my mind that he was telling the truth.

2.  mind
on sb's mind
indicates sb is thinking about sth
I've had a lot on my mind recently.

3.  mind
sb's mind is on sth
indicates what sb is paying attention to
Sorry, my mind was on other things.; Keep your mind on your driving.

4.  mind
state of mind
the way sb's mind is thinking or the mood sb is in
in a calm/irrational/confused etc. state of mind

5.  mind
sb's mind goes blank
sb is unable to remember or think of sth
I sat down to start writing and my mind went completely blank.

6.  mind
sb's ability to think
a person with a brilliant/creative/evil etc. mind

7.  mind
sb who is very intelligent
one of the greatest minds of our generation

8.  mind
change your mind
to alter a decision or the way you think
I was going to buy the red one, but I changed my mind.

9.  mind
sth crosses sb's mind
indicates sb quickly thinks sth
It crossed my mind that she was hoping I would fail.

10.  mind
give sb a piece of your mind
to criticize sb angrily
I'll give her a piece of my mind if she tries that again.

11.  mind
have a mind of your own
to be an independent thinker
a young man with a mind of his own

12.  mind
have sb/sth in mind
to know exactly who or what you think is best
This is not the kind of music we had in mind.

13.  mind
in/at the back of sb's mind
in your mind but not often thought about
In the back of my mind, I knew I'd have to talk to her about it.

14.  mind
keep/bear sth in mind
to think about or remember
I'm here to help - keep that in mind if you have any problems.

15.  mind
make up your mind
to make a choice or decision
I can't make up my mind - I like them both.

16.  mind
an open mind
willing to think about other opinions or possibilities
Try to keep an open mind as you make your decision.

17.  mind
slip sb's mind
indicates sb forgot sth
Sorry, it completely slipped my mind.

18. (verb) mind
to feel angry or unhappy about sth
She went to the party without me, but I don't mind.; Do you mind being the last one?; Dad won't mind if we borrow the car.

19.  mind
to be careful of sth
Mind the hole in the road.

20.  mind
to take care of sth for a while
a friend minding the baby

21.  mind
Do you mind if ...?
used to ask politely to do or have sth
Do you mind if I look at your newspaper?

22.  mind
I wouldn't mind
used to say politely that you would like sth
I wouldn't mind a little something to eat.

23.  mind
mind your own business
used to say that sb should not involve themselves in other's private matters
I wish people would just mind their own business.

24.  mind
would you mind ...?
used to ask for sth politely
Would you mind helping me with this?


Definition of 'mind' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) mind
to fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note

2. (noun) mind
to occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business

3. (noun) mind
to obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master

4. (noun) mind
to have in mind; to purpose

5. (noun) mind
to put in mind; to remind

6.  mind
the intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- often in distinction from the body

7.  mind
the state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: (a) Opinion; judgment; belief

8.  mind
choice; inclination; liking; intent; will

9.  mind
courage; spirit

10.  mind
memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc

11. (verb) mind
to give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well


Translation of 'mind' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding
The child already has the mind of an adult.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verstand Arabic flag Arabic: عَقْل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: разсъдък
Brazilian flag Brazilian: mente Czech flag Czech: mysl, inteligence German flag German: der Verstand
Danish flag Danish: forstand Greek flag Greek: νους, μυαλό Spanish flag Spanish: mente, cabeza, cerebro
Estonian flag Estonian: aru Farsi flag Farsi: اندیشیدن Finnish flag Finnish: mieli
French flag French: esprit, intelligence Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָשִיבָה Hindi flag Hindi: मन्थिति
Croatian flag Croatian: pamet, razum Hungarian flag Hungarian: értelem, elme; tudat Indonesian flag Indonesian: pikiran
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hugur; greind, vitsmunir Italian flag Italian: mente, intelligenza Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 정신, 마음, 지력 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: protas, supratingumas Latvian flag Latvian: prāts; saprāts
Malay flag Malay: fikiran Dutch flag Dutch: verstand Norwegian flag Norwegian: sinn(elag),ånd, forstand,
Polish flag Polish: umysł Persian flag Persian: اندیشیدن Pashto flag Pashto: فكر كول،انديښنه كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: espírito Romanian flag Romanian: minte, inte­li­genţă Russian flag Russian: ум, разум
Slovak flag Slovak: myslenie; inteligencia Slovenian flag Slovenian: pamet Serbian flag Serbian: um
Swedish flag Swedish: förstånd, intellekt Thai flag Thai: จิตใจ; ความคิด; สติปัญญา Turkish flag Turkish: beyin, akıl
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 思維能力,智力 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розум Urdu flag Urdu: عقل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: trí tuệ Chinese flag Chinese: 智力

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