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mind

UK/mɑjnd/ US/maɪnd/ very common uk
noun (7) verb (6)

noun

1.

that which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

  • “his mind wandered”
  • “I couldn”
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2.

recall or remembrance

  • “it came to mind”
3.

an opinion formed by judging something

  • “he was reluctant to make his judgment known”
  • “she changed her mind”
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4.

an important intellectual

  • “the great minds of the 17th century”
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5.

attention

  • “don”
6.

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”
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7.

knowledge and intellectual ability

  • “he reads to improve his mind”
  • “he has a keen intellect”
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verb

1.

be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by

  • “I don”
2.
3.

be in charge of or deal with

  • “She takes care of all the necessary arrangements”
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4.

pay close attention to; give heed to

  • “Heed the advice of the old men”
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5.

be on one''s guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

  • “Beware of telephone salesmen”
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6.

keep in mind

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • a contented mind is a perpetual feast
  • a healthy body is a healthy mind
  • a mind is a terrible thing to waste
  • absence of mind
  • back of one's mind
  • bad mind
  • be of one mind
  • bear in mind
  • do you mind
  • don't mind if I do
  • I don't mind
  • if you don't mind me saying

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