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English

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Etymology
From ME. minde < OE. < gemynd|Ä¡emynd.

Pronunciation
enPR|mīnd, IPA|/maɪnd/, SAMPA|/maInd/
audio|en-us-mind.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|aɪnd
Homophones: mined

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. The ability for rational thought.

#: Despite advancing age his mind was still as sharp as ever.

1. The ability to be aware of things.

#: There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.

1. The ability to remember things.

#: My mind just went blank.

1. The ability to focus the thoughts.

#: I can�t keep my mind on what I�m doing.

1. Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

#: He was one of history�s greatest minds.

1. Judgment, opinion, or view.

#: He changed his mind after hearing the speech.

1. Desire, inclination, or intention.

#: She had a mind to go to Paris.
#: A mind to the madness.

1. A healthy mental state.

#: I, __ being of sound mind and body, do hereby...
#: You are losing your mind.

1. philosophy The spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality.

#: In the philosophy of mind, dualism is about the relationship between mind and matter.

Synonyms
(ability for rational thought): brain, head, intellect, intelligence, nous, psyche, reason, wit
(ability to be aware of things): consciousness
(ability to remember things): memory, recollection
(ability to focus the thoughts): attention, concentration, focus
(somebody that embodies certain mental qualities): genius, intellectual, thinker
(judgement, opinion, or view): judgment, judgement, idea, opinion, view
(desire, inclination, or intention): desire, disposition, idea, inclination, intention, mood
(healthy mental state): sanity

Translations
trans-top|ability for rational thought
Apache:
*Chiricahua: -�nii
*Jicarilla: -�nii
*Mescalero: -�nii
*Western Apache: -�ni�
Basque: adimen, buru, gogo, sen
Catalan: ment f
Chinese: ��, �� (wùxìng)
Czech: mysl f, rozum
Danish: sind n, sjæl c; indstilling c
Dutch: verstand, geest, psyche, denkvermogen
Finnish: mieli, järki, ymmärrys
German: Verstand m,Geist m
Greek: νο�� (nus) m, διάνοια (ðiánia) f, μ�αλ� (myaló) n
Hawaiian: manaʻo, waihona, noʻonoʻa, naʻau
Hebrew: ר�� f, ��� m
trans-mid
Ido: mento
Irish: intinn f, meabhair f
Italian: mente
Japanese: � (���, kokoro), 精� (����, seishin), �� (���, chisei)
Latin: animus m, mens f
Malayalam: മനസ� (manasu)
Navajo: -�ni�
Pitjantjatjara: kata
Polish: umys� m
Romanian: minte f
Russian: �м (um) m, �аз�м (rázum) m
Serbian: um m, razum m
Slovak: myseľ, rozum, myslenie
Spanish: mente f
Swedish: förstånd n, intellekt c, psyke n
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trans-top|ability to be aware of things
Greek: ��νείδη�η (sinidisi) f
trans-mid
Russian: �м (um) m, �аз�м (rázum) m
Swedish: medvetande n, sinne n
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trans-top|ability to remember things
Greek: μνήμη (mneme) f, μνημονικ� (mnemoniko) n
trans-mid
Russian: пам��� (pámjat�) f
Swedish: minne n
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trans-top|ability to focus the thoughts
Greek: α��ο��γκέν����η (aftosigentrosi) f
trans-mid
Russian: �м (um) m, �аз�м (rázum) m
Swedish: koncentration c
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trans-top|somebody that embodies certain mental qualities
Greek: μεγαλο��ία (megalofiia) f, διάνοια (diania) f, διανοο�μενο� (dianoumenos) ��ο�α��ή� (stokhastes) m
trans-mid
Russian: �м (um) m
Swedish: geni n, snille n
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trans-top|judgement, opinion, or view
Greek: κ�ί�η (krise) f, γν�μη (gnome) f, ά�ο�η (apopse) f
Russian: мнение (mnénije) n, взгл�д (vzgljad) m, �о�ка з�ени� f
trans-mid
Swedish: inställning c, mening c, tanke c, åsikt c, önskan c
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trans-top|desire, inclination, or intention
Greek: �α�ακ�ή�α� (kharakteras) m, ιδιο��γκ�α�ία (idiosinkrasia) f
Russian: мнение (mnénije) n
trans-mid
Swedish: avsikt n, böjelse c, håg c, lust c
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trans-top|healthy mental state
Arabic: ARchar|عا�� (�áql) m
Greek: λογικ��η�α (logikotita) f, ��νε�η (sinesi) f, �νε�μα�ική �γεία (pnevmatiki iyia) f, δια�γεια (�νε�μα�ο�) (diavgia pnevmatos) f
trans-mid
Russian: на���оение n, �а�положение д��а n, �а���док (rassúdok) m
Swedish: förstånd n
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trans-top|philosophy: spirit of consciousness regarded as an aspect of reality
Greek: �νε�μα (pnevma) n
trans-mid
Russian: �аз�м (rázum) m
Swedish: ande c, själ c
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Translations to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: ánimo m

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from "mind"
bear in mind
be of one mind
change one's mind
come to mind
have in mind
hivemind
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Jedi mind tricks
make up one's mind
mindboggling
out of one's mind
spring to mind
to my mind
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Verb
en-verb

1. To pay attention to.

#: Mind the gap.
#: Mind one�s manners.
#: Mind you, she's very able.

1. To care, to object, to have a contrary opinion.

#: I don�t mind.

1. To look after, to take care of.

#: Would you mind my bag for me?

Usage notes
In sense 2. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations
trans-top|to pay attention to
Dutch: letten op, aandacht schenken aan
Finnish: huomioida
Greek: δέν μέ �ει�άζει (ðen me pirázi)
trans-mid
Latin: animum attendo
Russian: об�а�а��/об�а�и�� внимание (obraš'át'/obratít' vnimánije), име�� в вид� (im'ét' v vidú), �леди�� (sl'edít') of one's manners
Swedish: akta på, ge akt på, komma ihåg, se upp för, se till, tänka på
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trans-top|to care, to object
Dutch: erg vinden (ik vind het niet erg), iets op tegen hebben (ik heb er niets op tegen), uitmaken (het maakt me niet uit)
Finnish: välittää
trans-mid
Russian: воз�ажа��/воз�ази�� (vozražat'/vozrazít')
Swedish: bekymra sig om, bry sig, bry sig om, fästa sig vid, ha något emot, tänka på
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trans-top|to look after
Finnish: huolehtia
trans-mid
Russian: п�и�ма��ива��/п�и�мо��е�� (prismátrivat'/prismotr'ét')
Swedish: hålla koll på, se efter, sköta, sköta om, ta hand om
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Derived terms
mind one's p's and q's

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Thinking

Estonian

Pronoun
mind

1. me

Category:Estonian pronouns

Hungarian

Adverb
mind

1. all, every

Related terms
mindegyik
minden
mindenféle
mindenki
mindig

Category:Hungarian adverbs

Scots

Etymology
OE.|sco gemynd|Ä¡emynd.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m�end/

Noun
sco-noun

1. memory, recollection.
2. mind#English|mind.

Verb
sco-verb|mind|it

1. To remember.
2. To remind.
3. To mind, care.

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