Mind ( noun ) "the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc."

Mind is a word in the English language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "(noun) the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.." The English language belongs to the language family known as Indo-European.

Mind may be derived from *men-, which is a reconstructed root from the proto-language called Proto-Indo-European.

Definition of "Mind"

Source: Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition

S.v., Mind

1. n.

the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.; often regarded as an immaterial part of a person.

2.

intelligence or the intellect, esp. as opposed to feelings or wishes.

3.

recollection or remembrance; memory: it comes to mind.

4.

the faculty of original or creative thought; imagination: it’s all in the mind.

5.

a person considered as an intellectual being: the great minds of the past.

6.

opinion or sentiment; we are of the same mind; to change one’s mind; to have a mind of one’s own; to know one’s mind; to speak one’s mind.

7.

condition, state, or manner of feeling or thought: no peace of mind; his state of mind.

8.

an inclination, desire, or purpose: I have a mind to go.

9.

attention or thoughts: keep your mind on your work

10.

a sound mental state; sanity (esp. in the phrase out of one’s mind).

11.

intelligence, as opposed to material things: the mind of the universe.

12.

(in Cartesian philosophy) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being matter.

13.

blow someone’s mind. Slang.

13a.

to cause someone to have a psychedelic experience.

13b.

to astound or surprise someone.

14.

give (someone) a piece of one’s mind. to criticize or censure (someone) frankly or vehemently.

15.

in or of two minds. undecided; wavering: he was in two minds about marriage.

16.

make up one’s mind. to decide (something or to do something): he made up his mind to go.

17.

on one’s mind. in one’s thoughts.

18.

put (one) in mind of. to remind (one) of.

19. v.

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to take offence at: do you mind if I smoke? I don’t mind.

20.

to pay attention to (something); heed; notice: to mind one’s own business.

21.

(tr; takes a clause as object) to make certain; ensure: mind you tell her.

22.

(tr) to take care of; have charge of: to mind the shop.

23.

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be cautious or careful about (something): mind how you go; mind your step.

24.

(tr) to obey (someone or something); heed: mind your father!

25.

to be concerned (about); be troubled (about); never mind your hat; never mind about your hat; never mind.

26.

(tr; passive; takes an infinitive) to be intending or inclined (to do something): clearly he was not minded to finish the story.

27.

(tr) Scot. and English dialect. to remember: do ye mind his name?

28.

(tr) Scot. to remind: that minds me of another story.

29.

mind you. an expression qualifying a previous statement: Dogs are nice. Mind you, I don’t like all dogs.

Mind

1 n.

the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.; often regarded as an immaterial part of a person.

1 Mind n.

the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.; often regarded as an immaterial part of a person.

2

intelligence or the intellect, esp. as opposed to feelings or wishes.

2

intelligence or the intellect, esp. as opposed to feelings or wishes.

3

recollection or remembrance; memory: it comes to mind.

3

recollection or remembrance; memory: it comes to mind.

4

the faculty of original or creative thought; imagination: it’s all in the mind.

4

the faculty of original or creative thought; imagination: it’s all in the mind.

5

a person considered as an intellectual being: the great minds of the past.

5

a person considered as an intellectual being: the great minds of the past.

6

opinion or sentiment; we are of the same mind; to change one’s mind; to have a mind of one’s own; to know one’s mind; to speak one’s mind.

6

opinion or sentiment; we are of the same mind; to change one’s mind; to have a mind of one’s own; to know one’s mind; to speak one’s mind.

7

condition, state, or manner of feeling or thought: no peace of mind; his state of mind.

7

condition, state, or manner of feeling or thought: no peace of mind; his state of mind.

8

an inclination, desire, or purpose: I have a mind to go.

8

an inclination, desire, or purpose: I have a mind to go.

9

attention or thoughts: keep your mind on your work

9

attention or thoughts: keep your mind on your work

10

a sound mental state; sanity (esp. in the phrase out of one’s mind).

10

a sound mental state; sanity (esp. in the phrase out of one’s mind).

11

intelligence, as opposed to material things: the mind of the universe.

11

intelligence, as opposed to material things: the mind of the universe.

12

(in Cartesian philosophy) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being matter.

12

(in Cartesian philosophy) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being matter.

13

blow someone’s mind. Slang.

13

blow someone’s mind. Slang.

13a

to cause someone to have a psychedelic experience.

13a

to cause someone to have a psychedelic experience.

13b

to astound or surprise someone.

13b

to astound or surprise someone.

14

give (someone) a piece of one’s mind. to criticize or censure (someone) frankly or vehemently.

14

give (someone) a piece of one’s mind. to criticize or censure (someone) frankly or vehemently.

15

in or of two minds. undecided; wavering: he was in two minds about marriage.

15

in or of two minds. undecided; wavering: he was in two minds about marriage.

16

make up one’s mind. to decide (something or to do something): he made up his mind to go.

16

make up one’s mind. to decide (something or to do something): he made up his mind to go.

17

on one’s mind. in one’s thoughts.

17

on one’s mind. in one’s thoughts.

18

put (one) in mind of. to remind (one) of.

18

put (one) in mind of. to remind (one) of.

19 v.

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to take offence at: do you mind if I smoke? I don’t mind.

19 v.

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to take offence at: do you mind if I smoke? I don’t mind.

20

to pay attention to (something); heed; notice: to mind one’s own business.

20

to pay attention to (something); heed; notice: to mind one’s own business.

21

(tr; takes a clause as object) to make certain; ensure: mind you tell her.

21

(tr; takes a clause as object) to make certain; ensure: mind you tell her.

22

(tr) to take care of; have charge of: to mind the shop.

22

(tr) to take care of; have charge of: to mind the shop.

23

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be cautious or careful about (something): mind how you go; mind your step.

23

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be cautious or careful about (something): mind how you go; mind your step.

24

(tr) to obey (someone or something); heed: mind your father!

24

(tr) to obey (someone or something); heed: mind your father!

25

to be concerned (about); be troubled (about); never mind your hat; never mind about your hat; never mind.

25

to be concerned (about); be troubled (about); never mind your hat; never mind about your hat; never mind.

26

(tr; passive; takes an infinitive) to be intending or inclined (to do something): clearly he was not minded to finish the story.

26

(tr; passive; takes an infinitive) to be intending or inclined (to do something): clearly he was not minded to finish the story.

27

(tr) Scot. and English dialect. to remember: do ye mind his name?

27

(tr) Scot. and English dialect. to remember: do ye mind his name?

28

(tr) Scot. to remind: that minds me of another story.

28

(tr) Scot. to remind: that minds me of another story.

29

mind you. an expression qualifying a previous statement: Dogs are nice. Mind you, I don’t like all dogs.

29

mind you. an expression qualifying a previous statement: Dogs are nice. Mind you, I don’t like all dogs.

Treffry, CED ME, 990. [View as image] [Read on OMNIKA]

Page Image(s)
Mind on page 990 of Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition
Definition of 'Mind'
#
Type
Definition
Entry: Mind
1
Noun

the human faculty to which are ascribed thought, feeling, etc.; often regarded as an immaterial part of a person.

Entry:
2
Noun

intelligence or the intellect, esp. as opposed to feelings or wishes.

Entry:
3
Noun

recollection or remembrance; memory: it comes to mind.

Entry:
4
Noun

the faculty of original or creative thought; imagination: it’s all in the mind.

Entry:
5
Noun

a person considered as an intellectual being: the great minds of the past.

Entry:
6
Noun

opinion or sentiment; we are of the same mind; to change one’s mind; to have a mind of one’s own; to know one’s mind; to speak one’s mind.

Entry:
7
Noun

condition, state, or manner of feeling or thought: no peace of mind; his state of mind.

Entry:
8
Noun

an inclination, desire, or purpose: I have a mind to go.

Entry:
9
Noun

attention or thoughts: keep your mind on your work

Entry:
10
Noun

a sound mental state; sanity (esp. in the phrase out of one’s mind).

Entry:
11
Noun

intelligence, as opposed to material things: the mind of the universe.

Entry:
12
Noun

(in Cartesian philosophy) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being matter.

Entry:
13
Noun

blow someone’s mind. Slang.

Entry:
13a
Noun

to cause someone to have a psychedelic experience.

Entry:
13b
Noun

to astound or surprise someone.

Entry:
14
Noun

give (someone) a piece of one’s mind. to criticize or censure (someone) frankly or vehemently.

Entry:
15
Noun

in or of two minds. undecided; wavering: he was in two minds about marriage.

Entry:
16
Noun

make up one’s mind. to decide (something or to do something): he made up his mind to go.

Entry:
17
Noun

on one’s mind. in one’s thoughts.

Entry:
18
Noun

put (one) in mind of. to remind (one) of.

Entry:
19
Verb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to take offence at: do you mind if I smoke? I don’t mind.

Entry:
20
Verb

to pay attention to (something); heed; notice: to mind one’s own business.

Entry:
21
Verb

(tr; takes a clause as object) to make certain; ensure: mind you tell her.

Entry:
22
Verb

(tr) to take care of; have charge of: to mind the shop.

Entry:
23
Verb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be cautious or careful about (something): mind how you go; mind your step.

Entry:
24
Verb

(tr) to obey (someone or something); heed: mind your father!

Entry:
25
Verb

to be concerned (about); be troubled (about); never mind your hat; never mind about your hat; never mind.

Entry:
26
Verb

(tr; passive; takes an infinitive) to be intending or inclined (to do something): clearly he was not minded to finish the story.

Entry:
27
Verb

(tr) Scot. and English dialect. to remember: do ye mind his name?

Entry:
28
Verb

(tr) Scot. to remind: that minds me of another story.

Entry:
29
Verb

mind you. an expression qualifying a previous statement: Dogs are nice. Mind you, I don’t like all dogs.

Source: Treffry, CED ME, 990. [View as image]
Page Image(s)
Mind on page 990 of Collins English Dictionary. Millennium Edition
Definition of 'Mind'
[Read on OMNIKA]

Example sentences

Coming soon.

Citation

MLA 8

PsychLing Contributors. "Mind." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 24 Jul. 2023, psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/mind. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, July 24). Mind. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/mind

CMS 16

PsychLing Contributors. "Mind." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created July 24, 2023. Modified October 9, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://psylng.org/mli/indo/eng/mind.

Bibliography

ASD

Bosworth, Joseph, and Thomas Northcote Toller, ed. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Based on the Manuscript Collections of the Late Joseph Bosworth. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1898.

WM

Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

EDPG

Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic.Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2013.

OI PIE

Mallory, James P., and Douglas Q. Adams. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2006.

CED ME

Treffry, Diana, ed. Collins English Dictionary: Millennium Edition. 4ed. Glasgow, Great Britain: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998.

Wiktionary

Wales, Jimmy D., et al. "Wiktionary: The Free Dictionary." San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Created December 12, 2002. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://wiktionary.org. [Visit]

PsychLing MLI

*men- is a reconstructed root from the proto-language known as Proto-Indo-European. Scholars believe that it means "think; consider."

Read more

PsychLing MLI

English is a language that belongs to the Indo-European language family.

Read more

PsychLing MLI

Indo-European is a language family.

Read more

PsychLing Glossary

Language is a term in Linguistics that means structured human communication like speech, writing, or gestures.

Read more

PsychLing Glossary

Language Family is a term in Historical Linguistics that means a collection of languages derived from a common ancestor.

Read more

PsychLing Glossary

Proto-Language is a term in Historical Linguistics that means a hypothetical ancestor language of other languages.

Read more

PsychLing Glossary

Psycholinguistics is a field of study that concerns the scientific study of the relationship between human behavior and language.

Read more

PsychLing Glossary

Reconstruction is a term in Historical Linguistics that means a procedure for determining the ancestral form of a word in an unattested language.

Read more