to mind
- verb
- /maɪnd/
- Please mind the gap between the train and the platform.
You're spending too much time minding the wrong gap, you feel me?
- You're spending too much time minding the wrong gap, you feel me?
Examples
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In the Middle East context, this brings to mind the case of Iraq's annexation of Kuwait in 1990.
Academic text (1992) -
Would you mind if I had a look around, sir?
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Oh, I mind that very much.
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Mind if I come in a little closer, Mr. Carter?
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"I think I have this figured out." "You mind filling us in?"
Fiction book (1991) -
I hope you don't mind.
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I'll wait with you if you don't mind, just in case I'm needed.
Fiction book (1991) -
Thinking about Darwin, I immediately call to mind a line from his Autobiography.
Academic text (1995) -
Such questions about text types and form-content-context relations call to mind notions of genre.
Academic text (2013) -
One can readily call to mind other useful insights of the tradition when evaluating globalization.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
To understand what something means
Pay attention to advice or warnings and act on them
To see or become aware of something
To be careful and pay attention to possible danger
To focus on someone or something and notice carefully
To watch something carefully to learn about it
To watch someone or something carefully to make sure nothing bad happens
To notice something carefully
To remember something when making decisions or thinking about it
To be careful to avoid danger
Watch for danger or trouble
Be careful and watch for danger
Watch carefully for someone or something
Watch carefully for danger or a chance
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
Notice something and pay attention to it
Pay attention to something to remember or think about it
To see and pay attention to something
To watch carefully so you notice danger or changes
Watch carefully for something important or dangerous
Pay careful attention to advice or warnings
Look at a person or thing very carefully for a while to notice problems
Stay alert to hear useful news or information
To listen carefully to advice or warnings
Be careful about how you act or speak
Watch carefully for something you expect to see
To pay careful attention to what someone says or does
Antonyms
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
Phrasal Verbs
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 Attentive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb mind comes from an old English word gemynd meaning 'memory' or 'notice', with the idea of keeping something in your thoughts. So to 'mind' what someone says is to pay attention and follow it.