Meaning

12 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The capability for rational thought.

    Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The ability to be aware of things.

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

    Bewusstsein

    умum, ра́зумrázum

    knowledge and intellectual ability

  3. (countable, uncountable)The ability to remember things.

    My mind just went blank.

    Gedächtnis, Gedanken

    па́мятьpámjatʹ

    па́м'ятьpámʺjatʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable)The ability to focus the thoughts.

    I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing.

    Aufmerksamkeit, Konzentration

    сосредото́ченностьsosredotóčennostʹ, концентра́цияkoncentrácija

    зосере́дженістьzoserédženistʹ, концентра́ціяkoncentrácija

  5. (countable, uncountable)Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

    He was one of history’s greatest minds.

    Genie

    умum

  6. (countable, uncountable)Thinking characteristic of particular group.

    Who knows what really goes through the criminal mind?

  7. (countable, uncountable)Judgment, opinion, or view.

    He changed his mind after hearing the speech.

    Meinung, Ansicht

    мне́ниеmnénije, взглядvzgljad, то́чка зре́нияtóčka zrénija

    ду́мкаdúmka, по́глядpóhljad, то́чка зо́руtóčka zóru

    an opinion formed by judging something

  8. (countable, uncountable)Desire, inclination, or intention.

    She had a mind to go to Paris.

    I have half a mind to do it myself.

    Verlangen, Lust

    мне́ниеmnénije, жела́ниеželánije, наме́рениеnamérenije

    бажа́нняbažánnja, на́мірnámir

    your intention; what you intend to do

  9. (countable, uncountable)A healthy mental state.

    I, ______ being of sound mind and body, do hereby[…]

    You are losing your mind.

    Zurechnungsfähigkeit

    настрое́ниеnastrojénije, расположе́ние духаraspoložénije duxa, рассу́докrassúdok

    на́стрійnástrij

  10. (countable, uncountable)The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

    The nature of the mind is a major topic in philosophy.

    Wahrnehmung

    ра́зумrázum

    ро́зумrózum

  11. (countable, uncountable)Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.

    a month's [or monthly] mind; a year's mind

  12. (uncountable)Attention, consideration or thought.

    attention

Examples

5632 sentences
  1. Would you mind opening the window?

    Ви не могли би відчинити вікно? — deniko

    ruВас не затруднит открыть окно? — marafon

    deWürde es dich stören, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Kuraimegami

  2. Do you mind opening the door?

    Ти не міг би відчинити двері? — deniko

    ruТы не будешь против, если открою дверь? — soweli_Elepanto

  3. Would you mind if I smoke?

    Ви не проти, якщо я закурю? — aandrusiak

    ruНе возражаете, если я закурю? — jnya

    deStört es Sie, wenn ich rauche? — MUIRIEL

  4. Would you mind waiting a moment?

    Ви не проти трохи зачекати? — uaspeaker

    ruВы не против немного подождать? — Hellerick

    deWürde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, einen Moment zu warten? — Ullalia

  5. You'd better mind your own business.

    Краще не лізь не в свої справи. — deniko

    ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо! — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 6
ability for rational thought:
ability to remember things:
ability to focus the thoughts:
judgment, opinion, or view:
desire, inclination, or intention:
healthy mental state:
Русский
By meaning 6
ability for rational thought:
ability to remember things:
ability to focus the thoughts:
judgment, opinion, or view:
desire, inclination, or intention:
healthy mental state:
Deutsch
By meaning 9
ability for rational thought:
ability to be aware of things:
ability to remember things:
ability to focus the thoughts:
somebody that embodies certain mental qualities:
judgment, opinion, or view:
desire, inclination, or intention:
healthy mental state:
philosophy: non-material substance:

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

plural: minds
Singularmind
Pluralminds

regular

Synonyms

112 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

110 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

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mind — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto