mentally
Americanadverb
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in or with the mind or intellect; intellectually.
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with regard to the mind.
Etymology
Origin of mentally
Example Sentences
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Some are mentally soothed by repeating specific words or phrases, a phenomenon known as echolalia, which can be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the trait as mocking or uncooperative.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"I wanted to do something on our land that would benefit me both mentally and financially," he explains.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The stock options that the DeepMind scientists had mentally written off might soon be worth a fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“The book itself was written in solitude and edited in silence because I was trying to mentally travel back in time to 1980s and 1990s India,” Mahajan says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
For a long time, I sat on the edge of the bath, mentally going over the days’ routines.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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