/maɪnd/
Translation
The part of a person that thinks, feels and remembers.
Word origin
From Old English gemynd, meaning memory or thought, from a root it shares with Latin mens.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- gemynd
- English cognates
- remind, mental
Grammar
Examples
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Your mind is the thinking part of you.
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Things you remember stay in your mind.
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To change your mind is to decide something new.
Used in
Grammar articles
(8)Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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