mind

[ mahynd ]

/ maɪnd /

noun

(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.

Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities.

intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence.

a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person.

a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

intellectual power or ability.

reason, sanity, or sound mental condition: to lose one's mind.

a way of thinking and feeling; disposition; temper: a liberal mind.

a state of awareness or remembrance: The poem puts me in mind of experiences both new and forgotten.

opinion, view, or sentiments: to change one's mind.

inclination or desire: to be of a mind to listen.

purpose, intention, or will: Let me know your mind in this matter before Tuesday.

psychic or spiritual being, as opposed to matter.

a conscious or intelligent agency or being: an awareness of a mind ordering the universe.

remembrance or recollection; memory: Former days were called to mind.

attention; thoughts: He can't keep his mind on his studies.

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. notice; attention: When he's like that, just pay him no mind.

Roman Catholic Church. a commemoration of a person's death, especially by a Requiem Mass.Compare month's mind, year's mind.

(initial capital letter) Also called Divine Mind. Christian Science. God; the incorporeal source of life, substance, and intelligence.Compare mortal mind.

verb (used with object)

to pay attention to.

to heed or obey (a person, advice, instructions, etc.).

to apply oneself or attend to: to mind one's own business.

to look after; take care of; tend: to mind the baby.

to be careful, cautious, or wary about: Mind what you say.

to feel concern at; care about.

to feel disturbed or inconvenienced by; object to (usually used in negative or interrogative constructions): Would you mind handing me that book?

to regard as concerning oneself or as mattering: Don't mind his bluntness.

Dialect.

to perceive or notice.
to remember.
to remind.

verb (used without object)

to pay attention.

to obey.

to take notice, observe, or understand (used chiefly in the imperative): Mind now, I want you home by twelve.

to be careful or wary.

to care, feel concern, or object (often used in negative or interrogative constructions): Mind if I go? Don't mind if I do.

to regard a thing as concerning oneself or as mattering: You mustn't mind about their gossiping.

QUIZZES

QUIZ TIME: TEST YOUR MEMORY OF THE MAY 2020 WORDS OF THE DAY

Let the aeolian gusts transport you back to these popular Words of the Day from the month of May. How many do you remember?

Question 1 of 10

Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?

hightail

peregrinate

perpetrate

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Idioms for mind

bear/keep in mind, to remember: Bear in mind that the newspaper account may be in error.

blow one's mind, Slang.

to change one's perceptions, awareness, etc., as through the use of drugs or narcotics.
to overwhelm a person with intense excitement, pleasure, astonishment, or dismay: Cool jazz really blows my mind.

cross one's mind, to occur suddenly to one: A disturbing thought crossed her mind.

give someone a piece of one's mind, Informal. to rebuke, reprimand, or scold sharply: I'll give him a piece of my mind for telling such a lie!

have a good mind to, to feel tempted or inclined to: I have a good mind to leave you here all alone.

have half a mind to, to be almost decided to; be inclined to.

know one's own mind, to be firm in one's intentions, opinions, or plans; have assurance: She may be only a child, but she knows her own mind.

make up one's mind, to decide; form an opinion or decision; resolve: He couldn't make up his mind which course to follow.

meeting of minds, complete agreement; accord: A meeting of minds between the union and the employer seemed impossible.

never mind, don't worry or be troubled; it is of no concern: Never mind—the broken glass will be easy to replace.

on one's mind, constantly in one's thoughts; of concern to one: The approaching trial was on his mind.

out of one's mind,

mad; insane: You must be out of your mind to say such a ridiculous thing.
totally distracted: He's out of his mind with worry.
emotionally overwhelmed: out of her mind with joy.

presence of mind, ability to think and to remain in control of oneself during a crisis or under stress: She had enough presence of mind to remember the license plate of the speeding car.

Origin of mind

before 900; (noun) Middle English mynd(e), aphetic variant (see y-) of imynd, Old English gemynd memory, remembrance, mind; cognate with Gothic gamunds; akin to Latin mēns mind, Greek manía madness; (v.) Middle English minden, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR mind

1 reason. Mind, intellect, intelligence refer to mental equipment or qualities. Mind is that part of a human being that thinks, feels, and wills, as contrasted with body: His mind was capable of grasping the significance of the problem. Intellect is reasoning power as distinguished from feeling; it is often used in a general sense to characterize high mental ability: to appeal to the intellect, rather than the emotions. Intelligence is ability to learn and to understand; it is also mental alertness or quickness of understanding: A dog has more intelligence than many other animals.

6 Mind, brain, brains may refer to mental capacity. Mind is the philosophical and general term for the center of mental activity, and is therefore used of intellectual powers: a brilliant mind. Brain is properly the physiological term for the organic structure that makes mental activity possible ( The brain is the center of the nervous system. ), but it is often applied, like mind, to intellectual capacity: a fertile brain. Brains is the anatomical word ( the brains of an animal used for food ), but, in popular usage, it is applied to intelligence (particularly of a shrewd, practical nature): To run a business takes brains.

10 bent, leaning, proclivity, penchant; wish, liking.

11 intent.

21 mark.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mind ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM mind

sub·mind, nounun·mind·ing, adjective

Words nearby mind

mincer, minch, mincha, minchah, mincing, mind, mind bender, mind games, mind like a steel trap, have a, mind map, mind of one's own, have a

Definition for never mind (2 of 2)

never

[ nev-er ]

/ ˈnɛv ər /

adverb

not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.

not at all; absolutely not: never mind; This will never do.

to no extent or degree: He was never the wiser for his experience.

Origin of never

before 900; Middle English; Old English nǣfre, equivalent to ne not + ǣfre ever

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for never mind (1 of 2)

mind

/ (maɪnd) /

noun

the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc; often regarded as an immaterial part of a person

intelligence or the intellect, esp as opposed to feelings or wishes

recollection or remembrance; memoryit comes to mind

the faculty of original or creative thought; imaginationit's all in the mind

a person considered as an intellectual beingthe great minds of the past

opinion or sentimentwe are of the same mind; to change one's mind; to have a mind of one's own; to know one's mind; to speak one's mind

condition, state, or manner of feeling or thoughtno peace of mind; his state of mind

an inclination, desire, or purposeI have a mind to go

attention or thoughtskeep your mind on your work

a sound mental state; sanity (esp in the phrase out of one's mind)

intelligence, as opposed to material thingsthe mind of the universe

(in Cartesian philosophy) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being matter

blow someone's mind slang

to cause someone to have a psychedelic experience
to astound or surprise someone

give someone a piece of one's mind to criticize or censure (someone) frankly or vehemently

in two minds or of two minds undecided; waveringhe was in two minds about marriage

make up one's mind to decide (something or to do something)he made up his mind to go

on one's mind in one's thoughts

put one in mind of to remind (one) of

verb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to take offence atdo you mind if I smoke? I don't mind

to pay attention to (something); heed; noticeto mind one's own business

(tr; takes a clause as object) to make certain; ensuremind you tell her

(tr) to take care of; have charge ofto mind the shop

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be cautious or careful about (something)mind how you go; mind your step

(tr) to obey (someone or something); heedmind your father!

to be concerned (about); be troubled (about)never mind your hat; never mind about your hat; never mind

(tr; passive; takes an infinitive) to be intending or inclined (to do something)clearly he was not minded to finish the story

(tr) Scot and English dialect to rememberdo ye mind his name?

(tr) Scot to remindthat minds me of another story

mind you an expression qualifying a previous statementDogs are nice. Mind you, I don't like all dogs Related adjectives: mental, noetic, phrenic

Word Origin for mind

Old English gemynd mind; related to Old High German gimunt memory

British Dictionary definitions for never mind (2 of 2)

never

/ (ˈnɛvə) /

adverb, sentence substitute

at no time; not ever

certainly not; by no means; in no case

interjection

Also: well I never! surely not!

Word Origin for never

Old English nǣfre, from ne not + æfre ever

usage for never

In informal speech and writing, never can be used instead of not with the simple past tenses of certain verbs for emphasis (I never said that; I never realized how clever he was), but this usage should be avoided in serious writing

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for never mind

mind

[ mīnd ]

n.

The human consciousness that originates in the brain and is manifested especially in thought, perception, emotion, will, memory, and imagination.

The collective conscious and unconscious processes in a sentient organism that direct and influence mental and physical behavior.

Idioms and Phrases with never mind (1 of 3)

never mind

Don't worry about something, don't trouble yourself, it doesn't matter. For example, Never mind what I said, it wasn't important, or Never mind, you can always take the driver's test again. This expression employs mind in the sense of “care about something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.

Also, never you mind. Don't concern yourself with that, it's none of your business, as in Never you mind where I plan to buy the new TV. [Early 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with never mind (2 of 3)

mind

In addition to the idioms beginning with mind

mind like a steel trap, have a
mind of one's own, have a
mind one's own business
mind one's p's and q's
mind over matter
mind the store

also see:

back of one's mind
bear in mind
blow one's mind
boggle the mind
bring to mind
call to mind
change one's mind
come to mind
cross one's mind
frame of mind
go out of one's mind
great minds
half a mind
have a good mind to
in one's mind's eye
in one's right mind
know one's own mind
load off one's mind
lose one's mind
make up one's mind
meeting of the minds
never mind
of two minds
one-track mind
on one's mind
open mind
out of sight (out of mind)
piece of one's mind
presence of mind
prey on (one's mind)
put one in mind of
read someone's mind
set one's mind at rest
slip one's mind
speak one's mind
to my mind

Idioms and Phrases with never mind (3 of 3)

never

In addition to the idioms beginning with never

never a dull moment
never fear
never give a sucker an even break
never had it so good, one
never hear the end of
never mind
never miss a trick
never put off until tomorrow
never say die
never say never

also see:

better late than never
it never rains but it pours
lightning never strikes twice
now or never
watched pot never boils
wonders will never cease
you never can tell

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

mind