Meaning

12 senses
  1. To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.

    keep in mind

  2. (regional)To remember.

  3. To turn one's mind to; to observe; to notice.

    Mind the new detour signs. If you don't mind, you'll end up running into bears in the forest.

  4. To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.

  5. (imperative)To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that).

    Mind you don't knock that glass over.

    pay close attention to; give heed to

  6. To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.

    You should mind your own business.

  7. To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.

    Would you mind my bag for me?

    aufpassen

    присма́триватьprismátrivatʹ, присмотре́тьprismotrétʹ, забо́титьсяzabótitʹsja

    догляда́тиdohljadáty, догля́нутиdohljánuty, дба́тиdbáty

  8. To be careful about.

    be concerned with or about something or somebody

  9. To purpose, intend, plan.

  10. (Ireland, UK)Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.

    I'm not very healthy. I do eat fruit sometimes, mind.

    aufpassen, beachten

    обраща́ть внима́ниеobraščátʹ vnimánije, обрати́ть внима́ниеobratítʹ vnimánije, име́ть в виду́imétʹ v vidú

    зверта́ти ува́гуzvertáty uváhu, ма́ти на ува́зіmáty na uvázi

  11. To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

    I wouldn't mind an ice cream right now.

    Do you mind if I smoke?

    dagegen haben

    возража́тьvozražátʹ, возрази́тьvozrazítʹ

    заперечуватиzaperečuvaty, бути протиbuty proty

    be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by

  12. (dialectal, obsolete)To remind; put one's mind on.

    1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, The Sacred Theory of the Earth I desire to mind those persons of what Saint Austin hath said.

Examples

5632 sentences
  1. Would you mind opening the window?

    Ви не могли би відчинити вікно?

    ruВас не затруднит открыть окно?

    deWürde es dich stören, das Fenster zu öffnen?

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  2. Do you mind opening the door?

    Ти не міг би відчинити двері?

    ruТы не будешь против, если открою дверь?

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  3. Would you mind if I smoke?

    Ви не проти, якщо я закурю?

    ruНе возражаете, если я закурю?

    deStört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?

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  4. Would you mind waiting a moment?

    Ви не проти трохи зачекати?

    ruВы не против немного подождать?

    deWürde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, einen Moment zu warten?

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  5. You'd better mind your own business.

    Краще не лізь не в свої справи.

    ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо!

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to look after, take care of:
to pay attention to, take note of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:
Русский
By meaning 3
to look after, take care of:
to pay attention to, take note of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to look after, take care of:
to pay attention to, take note of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:

Origin

From Middle English minde, munde, imynde, imunde, ȝemynde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd,

From Middle English minde, munde, imynde, imunde, ȝemynde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd, ġemynd (“mind, 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”).

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Forms

minds, minding, minded, minded
Base formmind · to mind
3rd person singularminds
Present participleminding
Past simpleminded
Past participleminded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymind
he, she, itminds

Past simpleLesson

all personsminded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave minded
he, she, ithas minded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mind

Synonyms

5 synonyms
pay attention to:heed
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • change his mind
  • change your mind
  • up his mind
  • change my mind
  • mind doing doing
  • up my mind
  • his mind to
  • wouldn't mind if
  • had in mind
  • up your mind
  • on my mind
  • in my mind

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mind — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto