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mind
noun

1. The power of thinking and understanding; the intelligence.

Thesaurus: intellect, brain, consciousness, thought, mentality, perception, conception, understanding, wisdom, intuition, gray matter, marbles (slang), brainpower.
2. The place where thoughts, feelings and creative reasoning exist; the intellect.
3. Memory; recollection.

Example: call something to mind
4. Opinion; judgement.

Example: It's unjust, to my mind
5. Attention.

Example: keep your mind on the job
6. Wish; inclination.

Example: I have a mind to go
Thesaurus: purpose, intention, inclination, bent, fancy, leaning, outlook, disposition, tendency, view.
7. A very intelligent person.

Example: great minds agree
8. Right senses; sanity.

Example: has lost his mind

verb minded, minding

1. To look after, care for or keep something or someone safe.

Example: Stay here and mind the luggage
Thesaurus: tend, watch out for, have charge of, guard, keep an eye on, look after, take care of; Antonym: neglect.
tr & intr
2. To be upset, concerned or offended by something or someone.

Example: I don't mind the noise, just the smoke
Thesaurus: object, complain, be opposed to, disapprove, resent, take offence; Antonym: agree, concur.
3. To be careful or wary of it. See also exclamation below.

Example: Mind where you step
Thesaurus: heed, mark, note, pay attention to.
Form: mind out (also)
Form: mind out for something
4. To take notice of or pay attention to something or someone.

Example: Mind your own business
5. To take care to control something.

Example: Mind your language
tr & intr
6. To take care to protect something or someone

Example: Mind your jacket near this wet paint!
tr & intr
7. dialect
To remember.
Example: Mind and hurry back now

exclamation

1. Be careful; watch out!. See also verb 3 above.

Example: Mind! There's a car reversing
Form: mind out! (often)

Derivative: minded

See separate entries.

Idiom: bear something in mind

To remember it.
Thesaurus: remember, consider, note, heed, be mindful of, be cognizant of.

Idiom: do you mind!

An exclamation expressing disagreement or objection.

Idiom: in one's mind's eye

In one's imagination.

Idiom: in two minds (of two minds)

Undecided.

Idiom: know one's own mind (have a mind of one's own)

To have firm opinions or intentions; to be strong-willed and independent.

Idiom: make up one's mind

To come to a decision.
Thesaurus: decide, determine, resolve, choose, pick, elect, settle; Antonym: waver.

Idiom: mind you

An expression used when adding a qualification to something already said.
Example: I refuse to go. Mind you, I'd like to be there just to see his face

Idiom: of one mind (of the same mind)

Agreed.

Idiom: on one's mind

Referring to something that is being thought about, considered, worried about, etc.

Idiom: out of mind

Forgotten; out of one's thoughts.

Idiom: put one in mind of something

To remind one of it.

Idiom: take one's or someone's mind off something

To distract one's or someone's thoughts from it.

Idiom: to my mind

In my opinion.

Etymology: 14c as verb mynd; Anglo-Saxon as noun gemynd, from munan to think.

Phrasal Verb: mind out

To beware or look out.