mind
• noun 1 the faculty of consciousness and thought. 2 a person’s intellect or memory. 3 a person identified with their intellectual faculties. 4 a person’s attention or will. • verb 1 be distressed or annoyed by; object to. 2 remember or take care to do. 3 give attention to; watch out for. 4 take care of temporarily. 5 (be minded) be inclined to do. 6 (also mind you) introducing a qualification to a previous statement. — PHRASES be in (or of) two minds be unable to decide between alternatives. be of one mind share the same opinion. give someone a piece of one’s mind rebuke someone. have a (or a good or half a) mind to do be inclined to do. have in mind 1 be thinking of. 2 intend to do. in one’s mind’s eye in one’s imagination. mind one’s Ps & Qs be careful to be polite and avoid giving offence. perhaps referring to the care a young pupil must pay in differentiating the tailed letters p and q. never mind 1 do not be concerned or distressed. 2 let alone. out of one’s mind having lost control of one’s mental faculties. put one in mind of remind one of. to my mind in my opinion. — ORIGIN Old English.
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