mind
To dislike, to object toTo dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.
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» Would you mind opening the window?
Würde es dich stören, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Kuraimegami
Würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Kuraimegami
Wären Sie wohl so freundlich, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Kannst du mal bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Luiaard
Könnt ihr mal bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Luiaard
Können Sie mal bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Luiaard
Wären Sie so freundlich, das Fenster zu öffnen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Вас не затруднит открыть окно? — marafon
Ви не могли би відчинити вікно? — deniko
Ти не міг би відчинити вікно? — deniko
Ти не могла би відчинити вікно? — deniko
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Examples
2719 sentencesWould 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
Do you mind opening the door?
Ти не міг би відчинити двері? — deniko
ruТы не будешь против, если открою дверь? — soweli_Elepanto
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
Meaning
12 sensesTo 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
(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.
aufpassen, beachten
обраща́ть внима́ниеobraščátʹ vnimánije, обрати́ть внима́ниеobratítʹ vnimánije, име́ть в виду́imétʹ v vidú
зверта́ти ува́гуzvertáty uváhu, ма́ти на ува́зіmáty na uvázi
pay close attention to; give heed to
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
More meanings 9
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.
To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's mind with, to heed.
You should mind your own business.
(Ireland, UK)Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.
I'm not very healthy. I do eat fruit sometimes, mind.
To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
keep in mind
(regional)To remember.
To regard with attention; to treat as of consequence.
To be careful about.
To purpose, intend, plan.
(dialectal, obsolete)To remind; put one's mind on.
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, mindedTenses
mind · minded · will mind · have mindedSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
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