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Mind definition

Mind is a noun meaning "that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason." It has 13 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun, verb
Syllables
1
Letters
4
How common
Everyday word

Mind as a noun

  1. that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

    "his mind wandered"

    Same sense: head, brain, psyche, nous

  2. recall or remembrance

    "it came to mind"

  3. an opinion formed by judging something

    "she changed her mind"

    Same sense: judgment, judgement

  4. an important intellectual

    "the great minds of the 17th century"

    Same sense: thinker, creative thinker

  5. attention

    "don't pay him any mind"

  6. your intention; what you intend to do

    "he had in mind to see his old teacher"

    Same sense: idea

  7. knowledge and intellectual ability

    "he reads to improve his mind"

    Same sense: intellect

Mind as a verb

  1. be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by

    "I don't mind your behavior"

  2. be concerned with or about something or somebody

  3. be in charge of or deal with

    Same sense: take care

  4. pay close attention to; give heed to

    Same sense: listen, heed

  5. be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

    Same sense: beware

  6. keep in mind

    Same sense: bear in mind

Synonyms and antonyms

Opposite: forget.

All synonyms of mind, sense by sense

How to say mind

Mind has 1 syllable and rhymes with find. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with mind

MIND in word games

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
9
Anagrams
0

Is MIND a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MIND in the word checker, or unscramble MIND to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.