mind
Forms
- Plural
- minds
- present (v1)
- mind
- past (v2)
- minded
- past participle (v3)
- minded
- present participle
- minding
- 3rd person singular
- minds
Definitions
1.The capability for rational thought.
- Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.
2.The ability to be aware of things.
- There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
3.The ability to remember things.
- My mind just went blank.
4.The ability to focus the thoughts.
- I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing.
1.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.
- It's the worst thing that can ever happen to you in all your life, and you've got to mind it, you've got to mind it. They'll come saying, 'Bear up, trust to time.' No, no; they're wrong. Mind it.
2.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.
3.To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
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.
- Here comes a spirit of his, and to torment me / For bringing wood in slowly. I'll fall flat; / Perchance he will not mind me.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #438
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Common
Related words
Etymology
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”).