mind
noun
[ mʌɪnd ]
• the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
• "a lot of thoughts ran through my mind"
Similar:
brain,
intelligence,
intellect,
intellectual capabilities,
mental capacity,
brains,
brainpower,
wits,
wit,
powers of reasoning,
powers of comprehension,
powers of thought,
understanding,
reasoning,
judgement,
sense,
mentality,
perception,
head,
imagination,
subconscious,
psyche,
ego,
grey matter,
brainbox,
brain cells,
loaf,
smarts,
kop,
ratiocination,
sanity,
mental balance,
mental faculties,
senses,
reason,
rationality,
marbles,
• a person's ability to think and reason; the intellect.
• "his keen mind"
Similar:
brain,
intelligence,
intellect,
intellectual capabilities,
mental capacity,
brains,
brainpower,
wits,
wit,
powers of reasoning,
powers of comprehension,
powers of thought,
understanding,
reasoning,
judgement,
sense,
mentality,
perception,
head,
imagination,
subconscious,
psyche,
ego,
grey matter,
brainbox,
brain cells,
loaf,
smarts,
kop,
ratiocination,
• a person's attention.
• "employees should keep their minds on the job"
mind
verb
• be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.
• "I don't mind the rain"
• regard as important; feel concern about.
• "never mind the opinion polls"
• used to urge someone to remember or take care to do something.
• "mind you look after the children"
Similar:
be/make sure (that),
see (that),
take care that,
remember to,
be/make sure to,
don't forget to,
take care to,
• take care of temporarily.
• "we left our husbands to mind the children while we went out"
Similar:
look after,
take care of,
keep an eye on,
attend to,
care for,
tend,
watch,
have/take charge of,
guard,
protect,
• be inclined to do something.
• "he was minded to reject the application"
Origin:
Old English gemynd ‘memory, thought’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘revolve in the mind, think’, shared by Sanskrit manas and Latin mens ‘mind’.
