mind

mind
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.
be in (or of) two minds — Cf. ↑be of two minds
be of one mind — Cf. ↑be of one mind
give someone a piece of one's mind — Cf. ↑give someone a piece of one's mind
have a (or a good or half a) mind to do — Cf. ↑have half a mind to do
have in mind — Cf. ↑have in mind
in one's mind's eye — Cf. ↑in one's mind's eye
mind one's Ps & Qs — Cf. ↑mind one's Ps & Qs
never mind — Cf. ↑never mind
out of one's mind — Cf. ↑out of one's mind
put one in mind of — Cf. ↑put one in mind of
to my mind — Cf. ↑to my mind
ORIGIN Old English.

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