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Mind   /maɪnd/   Listen
noun
Mind  n.  
1.
The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; often in distinction from the body. "By the mind of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills." "What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires." "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." "The mind shall banquet, though the body pine."
2.
The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as:
(a)
Opinion; judgment; belief. "A fool uttereth all his mind." "Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her mind."
(b)
Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will. "If it be your minds, then let none go forth."
(c)
Courage; spirit.
3.
Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.
To have a mind or To have a great mind, to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; used with an infinitive. "Sir Roger de Coverly... told me that he had a great mind to see the new tragedy with me."
To lose one's mind, to become insane, or imbecile.
To make up one's mind, to come to an opinion or decision; to determine.
To put in mind, to remind. "Regard us simply as putting you in mind of what you already know to be good policy."


verb
Mind  v. t.  (past & past part. minded; pres. part. minding)  
1.
To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note. "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate." "My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play."
2.
To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to mind one's business. "Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book."
3.
To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.
4.
To have in mind; to purpose. "I mind to tell him plainly what I think."
5.
To put in mind; to remind. (Archaic) "He minded them of the mutability of all earthly things." "I do thee wrong to mind thee of it."
Never mind, do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter.
Synonyms: To notice; mark; regard; obey. See Attend.


Mind  v. i.  To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.





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"Mind" Quotes from Famous Books



... only more maddening. What we've found to-day only goes to prove that this code does tell where treasure is buried, but it doesn't tell us how to read the code, does it? It only tantalizes us, but you can make up your mind that I'm not going to give up, even ...
— The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave • Ross Kay
... is being recalled, our author is in his seventy-fourth year, but with a mind as translucent as a sea of glass, he recalls vividly many incidents growing out of his travels over ...
— The Second William Penn - A true account of incidents that happened along the - old Santa Fe Trail • William H. Ryus
... investigations. On the one hand, a person is never ridiculous except through some mental attribute resembling absent-mindedness, through something that lives upon him without forming part of his organism, after the fashion of a parasite; that is the reason this state of mind is observable from without and capable of being corrected. But, on the other hand, just because laughter aims at correcting, it is expedient that the correction should reach as great a number of persons as possible. This is the reason comic observation instinctively ...
— Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic • Henri Bergson
... virility and inspiration of the ethic creed which is strong enough to prevail over other inducements which would take them far afield. It shows that spirit overcomes the flesh, and that the culture of the mind is not postponed to the relaxation ...
— Morality as a Religion - An exposition of some first principles • W. R. Washington Sullivan
... reaching the city of Wythburn, and longer in being discussed and understood there; but, to everybody's surprise, young Ralph Ray announced his intention of forthwith joining the Parliamentarian forces. The extraordinary proposal seemed incredible; but Ralph's mind was made up. His father said nothing about his son's intentions, good or bad. The lad was of age; he might think for himself. In his secret heart Angus liked the lad's courage. Ralph was "nane o' yer feckless fowk." Ralph's mother ...
— The Shadow of a Crime - A Cumbrian Romance • Hall Caine


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