mind
- noun
- /maɪnd/
- Let me know if you change your mind, okay?
- change your mind
- make up your mind
- speak your mind
Or is hard work in your mind an inescapable need?
- Or is hard work in your mind an inescapable need?
- What could they say that would change the minds of Trump's base?
- I thought everyone had spoken their mind and been a bit cutting.
- But but, Carl, I had to make up in my mind freedom or death.
- It's it's because in their minds, there isn't a religious identity.
- They're just like, in my mind, the perfect liquid lipstick.
- They, they look, they change their minds, they go back and forth.
- I'm not because you've convinced your mind that it was OK.
- It is a lot, but to my mind, it couches under.
- And, and to my her mind, he was retarded.
Examples
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So what is a brand in your mind and what is it not?
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Do you have an open mind, Michael?
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In any event, an open mind will help to create a safe environment.
Academic text (1999) -
What stands out most in your mind as something you remember more than anything else?
Academic text (2008) -
What was going through your mind that led to the denial?
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The first thing that comes to mind is the potential impact on indigenous culture.
Academic text (1999) -
But she had to make up her mind according to her judgment and her conscience.
Fiction book (1990) -
What in your mind makes a good firefighter?
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It's important to keep in mind that Turkey is a resource-poor country.
Academic text (2012) -
What stands out most in your mind as something you remember more than anything else?
Synonyms
A thought or plan formed in the mind
The process of thinking or an idea that comes from thinking
A person's view about something
A natural ability to understand or do something
An opinion or decision formed after careful thought
Idioms
- Informal
Stay out of other people's private matters and focus on your own
- Informal
Tell someone not to ask about or get involved in other people's lives
- Informal
To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset
- Informal
Something a person is not thinking about or worrying about right now
- Informal
Feeling very uninterested and restless because nothing holds your attention
- Informal
Become very anxious, confused, or upset and act in a way that does not make sense
Tell someone angrily that you are upset with them
Compounds
A person who seems to know what other people are thinking, often using tricks or guessing
Part of your mind that works without you noticing and shapes thoughts and actions
- Specialized
Thoughts and feelings you are not aware of that affect your actions
- Informal
A very close natural connection between two people that helps them understand each other's thoughts
- Texting
A computer program that predicts what a person wants or will do from their data
- Informal
A clever, hidden way to persuade someone by making them think or feel differently
- Offensive
An insulting phrase for strong social justice ideas seen as spreading online and changing people's views
How Certain
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mind comes from an old English word gemynd meaning 'memory' or 'thought', and it came to mean the decision you make after thinking. So when you 'make up your mind' you form an opinion or choice.