mind

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The capability for rational thought.
2. (countable, uncountable) The ability to be aware of things.
3. (countable, uncountable) The ability to remember things.
4. (countable, uncountable) The ability to focus the thoughts.
5. (countable, uncountable) Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
6. (countable, uncountable) Judgment, opinion, or view.
7. (countable, uncountable) Desire, inclination, or intention.
8. (countable, uncountable) A healthy mental state.
9. (countable, uncountable) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
10. (countable, uncountable) Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
11. (uncountable) Attention, consideration or thought.

Verb

1. To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
2. (regional) To remember.
3. (dialectal, obsolete) To remind; put one's mind on.
4. To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.
5. To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
6. (imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).
7. To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
8. To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.
9. To be careful about.
10. To purpose, intend, plan.
11. (Ireland, UK) Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
12. To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

Synonyms

heart

❤️

intellect

spirit

thought

💭

brain

🧠

intelligence

sense

soul

feelings

reason

look after

intention

thoughts

memory

take care

opinion

will

head

heed

care

psyche

purpose

pay attention to

thinking

🤔

wit

mentality

care for

watch

⌚

attend

keep

brains

watch out

conscience

wish

idea

💡

observe

understanding

disposition

desire

tend

regard

care about

listen

beware

worry

notice

mood

respect

remembrance

mental

Translations

esprit

mente

mente

Geist

geest

👻

mente

Verstand

νους

verstand

μυαλό

intelligence

Meinung

Sinn

mens

ment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maɪnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: minde

Inherited from Old English: mynd

Cognate with Old High German: gimunt

Cognate with Danish: minde

Cognate with Swedish: minne

Cognate with Icelandic: minni

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃

Cognate with Latin: mens

Cognate with Sanskrit: मनस्

Cognate with Ancient Greek: μένος

Cognate with Albanian: mënd

Cognate with Old English: myntan

In summary

From Middle English minde, münde, ȝemünde, from Old English ġemynd (“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”), Danish minde (“memory”), Swedish minne (“memory”), Icelandic minni (“memory, recall, recollection”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (munds, “memory, mind”), Latin mēns (“mind, reason”), Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), Ancient Greek μένος (ménos), Albanian mënd (“mind, reason”). Doublet of mantra. Related to Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”). More at mint.

Sentences

Do you mind if we go someplace crowded ?

My mind ran on the possibilities of its content .

A fool uttereth all his mind .

The Council on Mind Abuse took a very negative view of " The Satanic Bible ".