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mind

  • /maɪnd/ US, UK
  • /mɑjnd/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /mɑend/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /mʌɪnd/ Scotland

Sounds like mined · Rhymes with -aɪnd

Where it comes from

From Middle English minde, munde, imynde, imunde, ȝemynde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd, ġemynd (“mind, memory”), from Proto-West Germanic *mundi, *gamundi, from Proto-Germanic *mundiz, *gamundiz (“memory, remembrance”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”) (compare also mantis, via Greek), from the root *men- (“to think”).

Cognate with Old High German gimunt ("mind, memory, remembrance"; Middle High German munst (“love, benevolence, joy”)), Old Norse mynd (“image, model”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (gamunds, “remembrance, memory, mind”). Related also to Danish minde (“memory”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish minne (“memory”), Faroese and Icelandic minni (“memory, recall, recollection”), Latin mēns (“mind, reason”), Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Albanian mënd (“mind, reason”). Related to mantra. Compare also Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”). More at mint.

noun minds

  1. countable, uncountable The capability for rational thought. Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.
  2. countable, uncountable The ability to be aware of things. There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
  3. countable, uncountable The ability to remember things. My mind just went blank.
  4. countable, uncountable The ability to focus the thoughts. I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing.
  5. countable, uncountable Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities. He was one of history’s greatest minds.
  6. countable, uncountable Thinking characteristic of particular group. Who knows what really goes through the criminal mind?
  7. countable, uncountable Judgment, opinion, or view. He changed his mind after hearing the speech.
  8. countable, uncountable Desire, inclination, or intention. She had a mind to go to Paris.
  9. countable, uncountable A healthy mental state. I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do hereby[…]
  10. countable, uncountable The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based. The nature of the mind is a major topic in philosophy.
  11. countable, uncountable Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death. a month's [or monthly] mind; a year's mind
  12. uncountable Attention, consideration or thought. They are the “tars” who give mind to the spreading sail, and their bold courage is the pabulum which will preserve our sea-girt isle in its vernal green to furthest posterity.

verb minds · minding · minded · mind

  1. To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind. Mind to-morrow's early meeting!
  2. regional To remember. The land where I shall mind you not / Is the land where all's forgot.
  3. dialectal, obsolete To remind; put one's mind on. Farewell, kind lord; fight valiantly to-day: / And yet I do thee wrong to mind thee of it, / For thou art framed of the firm truth of valour.
  4. To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice. Mind the new detour signs. If you don't mind, you'll end up running into bears in the forest.
  5. To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
  6. imperative To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). Mind you don't knock that glass over.
  7. To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed. You should mind your own business.
  8. To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time. Would you mind my bag for me?
  9. To be careful about. Bank Underground Station, London, is built on a curve, leaving a potentially dangerous gap between platform and carriage to trap the unwary. The loudspeaker voice instructs passengers to "Mind the gap": the boundary between train and platform.
  10. To purpose, intend, plan. I mind to tell him plainly what I think.
  11. Ireland, UK Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat. I'm not very healthy. I do eat fruit sometimes, mind.
  12. To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by. I wouldn't mind an ice cream right now.

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