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MIND; Minds
mind
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I. NOUN USES
(minds)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1.
You refer to someone's mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if you say that something is in your mind, you mean that you are thinking about it, and if you say that something is at the back of your mind, you mean that you are aware of it, although you are not thinking about it very much.
I'm trying to clear my mind of all this...
There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious...
I put what happened during that game to the back of my mind...
He spent the next hour going over the trial in his mind...
= head
N-COUNT: with poss
2.
Your mind is your ability to think and reason.
You have a good mind...
Studying stretched my mind and got me thinking about things.
= intellect
N-COUNT: supp N
3.
If you have a particular type of mind, you have a particular way of thinking which is part of your character, or a result of your education or professional training.
Andrew, you have a very suspicious mind...
The key to his success is his logical mind.
...an American writer who has researched the criminal mind.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp
4.
You can refer to someone as a particular kind of mind as a way of saying that they are clever, intelligent, or imaginative.
She moved to London, meeting some of the best minds of her time.
= intellect
N-COUNT: with supp
5.
6.
If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas...
I should not be surprised about some of her comments, bearing in mind the party she belongs to.
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR that, PHR n
7.
If something brings another thing to mind or calls another thing to mind, it makes you think of that other thing, usually because it is similar in some way.
That brings to mind a wonderful poem by Riokin...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR n
8.
If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then.
Cast your mind back to 1978, when Forest won the title.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, oft PHR to n
9.
If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
She has closed her mind to last year's traumas.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR to n
10.
If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
I was going to vote for him, but I changed my mind and voted for Reagan...
It would be impossible to change his mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
11.
If something comes to mind or springs to mind, you think of it without making any effort.
Integrity and honesty are words that spring to mind when talking of the man.
PHRASE: V inflects
12.
If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
It had never crossed his mind that there might be a problem...
PHRASE: V and N inflect, oft with brd-neg, oft it PHR that
13.
If you see something in your mind's eye, you imagine it and have a clear picture of it in your mind.
In his mind's eye, he can imagine the effect he's having.
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl
14.
If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
The captain of the guard looked as if he had a mind to challenge them...
PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR inf
15.
If you say that you have a good mind to do something or have half a mind to do it, you are threatening or announcing that you have a strong desire to do it, although you probably will not do it.
He raged on about how he had a good mind to resign.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR inf
16.
If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
'Maybe we could celebrate tonight.'-'What did you have in mind?'
PHRASE: V inflects
17.
If you have it in mind to do something, you intend or want to do it.
Collins Harvill had it in mind to publish a short volume about Pasternak.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR inf
18.
If you do something with a particular thing in mind, you do it with that thing as your aim or as the reason or basis for your action.
These families need support. With this in mind a group of 35 specialists met last weekend.
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl
19.
If you say that something such as an illness is all in the mind, you mean that it relates to someone's feelings or attitude, rather than having any physical cause.
It could be a virus, or it could be all in the mind.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
20.
If you know your own mind, you are sure about your opinions, and are not easily influenced by other people.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
21.
If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
Sometimes I feel I'm losing my mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
22.
If you make up your mind or make your mind up, you decide which of a number of possible things you will have or do.
Once he made up his mind to do something, there was no stopping him...
She said her mind was made up.
= decide
PHRASE: V and N inflect, oft PHR to-inf
23.
You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
Good health is simply a case of mind over matter.
PHRASE: oft n prep PHR
24.
If a number of people are of one mind, of like mind, or of the same mind, they all agree about something.
Contact with other disabled yachtsmen of like mind would be helpful...
The food companies are not of one mind about these new regulations.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
25.
If you say that something that happens is a load off your mind or a weight off your mind, you mean that it causes you to stop worrying, for example because it solves a problem that you had.
PHRASE: mind inflects, v-link PHR
26.
If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
This game has been on my mind all week...
I just forgot. I've had a lot on my mind.
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR, PHR after v
27.
If your mind is on something or you have your mind on something, you are thinking about that thing.
At school I was always in trouble-my mind was never on my work.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n/-ing
28.
If you have an open mind, you avoid forming an opinion or making a decision until you know all the facts.
It's hard to see it any other way, though I'm trying to keep an open mind.
PHRASE: N inflects, PHR after v
29.
If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, usu PHR to n
30.
If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish. (INFORMAL)
What are you doing. Are you out of your mind?
= crazy
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR [disapproval]
31.
If you say that someone is out of their mind with a feeling such as worry or fear, you are emphasizing that they are extremely worried or afraid. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR, usu PHR with n [emphasis]
32.
If you say that someone is, for example, bored out of their mind, scared out of their mind, or stoned out of their mind, you are emphasizing that they are extremely bored, scared, or affected by drugs. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR [emphasis]
33.
If you put your mind to something, you start making an effort to do it.
You could do fine in the world if you put your mind to it.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n
34.
If something puts you in mind of something else, it reminds you of it because it is similar to it or is associated with it.
This put me in mind of something Patrick said many years ago.
= remind
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n
35.
If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
Don't expect others to read your mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
36.
To put someone's mind at rest or set their mind at rest means to stop them worrying about something.
It may be advisable to have a blood test to put your mind at rest...
PHRASE: V and N inflect
37.
If you say that nobody in their right mind would do a particular thing, you are emphasizing that it is an irrational thing to do and you would be surprised if anyone did it.
No one in her right mind would make such a major purchase without asking questions.
PHRASE: with brd-neg, n PHR [emphasis]
38.
If you set your mind on something or have your mind set on it, you are determined to do it or obtain it.
When my wife sets her mind on something, she invariably finds a way to achieve it.
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n
39.
If something slips your mind, you forget it.
I was going to mention it, but it slipped my mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
40.
If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
Martina Navratilova has never been afraid to speak her mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
41.
If something sticks in your mind, it remains firmly in your memory.
I've always been fond of poetry and one piece has always stuck in my mind.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
42.
If something takes your mind off a problem or unpleasant situation, it helps you to forget about it for a while.
'How about a game of tennis?' suggested Alan. 'That'll take your mind off things.'
PHRASE: V and N inflect, PHR n
43.
You say or write to my mind to indicate that the statement you are making is your own opinion.
There are scenes in this play which to my mind are incredibly violent.
PHRASE: PHR with cl
44.
If you are in two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action. The expression of two minds is also used, especially in American English.
Like many parents, I am in two minds about school uniforms...
= unsure, undecided
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, oft PHR about n, PHR whether
45.
II. VERB USES
(minds, minding, minded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1.
If you do not mind something, you are not annoyed or bothered by it.
I don't mind the noise during the day...
Do you mind being alone?...
I hope you don't mind me calling in like this, without an appointment...
It involved a little extra work, but nobody seemed to mind.
VERB: usu with brd-neg, V n/-ing, V n/-ing, V n -ing, V
2.
You use mind in the expressions 'do you mind?' and 'would you mind?' as a polite way of asking permission or asking someone to do something.
Do you mind if I ask you one more thing?...
Would you mind waiting outside for a moment?...
'Would you like me to read that for you?'-'If you wouldn't mind, please.'
VERB: V if, V -ing, V [politeness]
3.
If someone does not mind what happens or what something is like, they do not have a strong preference for any particular thing.
I don't mind what we play, really...
VERB: with brd-neg, V wh
4.
If you tell someone to mind something, you are warning them to be careful not to hurt themselves or other people, or damage something. (BRIT; in AM, usually use watch
)
)
Mind that bike!
= watch
VERB: usu imper, V n
5.
You use mind when you are reminding someone to do something or telling them to be careful not to do something. (BRIT; in AM, usually use make sure
, take care
)
, take care
)
Mind you don't burn those sausages.
= watch
VERB: only imper, V that
6.
If you mind a child or something such as a shop or luggage, you look after it, usually while the person who owns it or is usually responsible for it is somewhere else. (BRIT; in AM, usually use take care of
, watch
)
, watch
)
Jim Coulters will mind the store while I'm away.
VERB: V n
7.
If you are offered something or offered a choice and you say 'I don't mind', you are saying politely that you will be happy with any of the things offered. (BRIT)
'Which one of these do you want?'-'I don't mind.'
CONVENTION [formulae]
8.
You say 'Don't mind me' to apologize for your presence when you think that it might embarrass someone, and to tell them to carry on with what they were doing or about to do.
CONVENTION
9.
You use don't mind in expressions such as don't mind him or don't mind them to apologize for someone else's behaviour when you think it might have offended the person you are speaking to.
Don't mind the old lady. She's getting senile.
PHRASE: PHR n
10.
Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving. (BRIT INFORMAL)
= take care
CONVENTION [formulae]
11.
People use the expression if you don't mind when they are rejecting an offer or saying that they do not want to do something, especially when they are annoyed.
'Sit down.'-'I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind.'...
PHRASE: PHR with cl [feelings]
12.
You use mind you to emphasize a piece of information that you are adding, especially when the new information explains what you have said or contrasts with it. Some people use mind in a similar way.
They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it...
You need a bit of cold water in there to make it comfortable. Not too cold, mind.
PHRASE: PHR with cl [emphasis]
13.
You say never mind when you are emphasizing that something is not serious or important, especially when someone is upset about it or is saying sorry to you.
CONVENTION [emphasis]
14.
You use never mind to tell someone that they need not do something or worry about something, because it is not important or because you will do it yourself.
'Was his name David?'-'No I don't think it was, but never mind, go on.'...
Dorothy, come on. Never mind your shoes. They'll soon dry off...
'Fewter didn't seem to think so.'-'Never mind what Fewter said.'
PHRASE: oft PHR n/wh
15.
You use never mind after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
I'm not going to believe it myself, never mind convince anyone else...
PHRASE [emphasis]
16.
You use never you mind to tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it. (SPOKEN)
'Where is it?'-'Never you mind.'
CONVENTION
17.
If you say that you wouldn't mind something, you mean that you would quite like it.
I wouldn't mind a coffee...
PHRASE: PHR n/-ing
18.
Mind
The mind is the set of faculties responsible for all mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves.
MinD
The MinD protein is one of three proteins encoded by the minB operon and also a part of the ParA family of ATPases. It is required to generate pole to pole oscillations prior to bacterial cell division as a means of specifying the midzone of the cell.
Wikipedia
Mind (disambiguation)
A mind is the set of cognitive faculties that enables memory, consciousness, perception, thinking and judgement.
Mind(s) may also refer to:
Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor mind
1. "Bush‘s mind works differently from the normal political mind.
2. "That‘s mind games and I‘m not interested in mind games.
3. Never mind the implementation; never mind equality or justice.
4. I‘m still chasing mind–altering or rather, "mind– correcting" substances.
5. It‘s the mafia mind with a posh British accent; or maybe the mafia mind is the posh mind with a Sicilian accent.