Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to pay attention to, take note of:
to look after, take care of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:
Русский
By meaning 3
to pay attention to, take note of:
to look after, take care of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to pay attention to, take note of:
to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward:

Examples

2719 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

Meaning

12 senses
  1. 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

  2. (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

  3. 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
  1. 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.

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

    You should mind your own business.

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

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

  4. To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.

    keep in mind

  5. (regional)To remember.

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

  7. To be careful about.

  8. To purpose, intend, plan.

  9. (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, minded

regular · Lesson

Base formmind · to mind
3rd person singularminds
Present participleminding
Past simpleminded
Past participleminded

Tenses

mind · minded · will mind · have minded

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Present simpleLesson

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

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mind

Past simpleLesson

all personsminded

Synonyms

5 synonyms
To pay attention to, in the sense of occupying one's…:heed
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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