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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.



minded
adj
    1. rather formal
      Having an intention or desire.
      Example: not minded to reply to her letter
    2. Having the specified kind of mind or attitude.
      Example: open-minded
      Example: like-minded


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