mind

  1. Noun.  The ability for rational thought.
  2. Noun.  The ability to be aware of things.
  3. Noun.  The ability to remember things.
  4. Noun.  The ability to focus the thoughts.
  5. Noun.  Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
  6. Noun.  Judgment, opinion, or view.
  7. Noun.  Desire, inclination, or intention.
  8. Noun.  A healthy mental state.
  9. Noun.  (philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, feeling, thinking, and will are based.
  10. Verb.  (context, now) To remember. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  11. Verb.  (context, now) To concern oneself with, to pay attention to. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  12. Verb.  (context, originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  13. Verb.  (context, now) To pay attention to; to listen attentively to, to obey. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  14. Verb.  To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  15. Verb.  (context, chiefly) To make sure, to take care ((term, that) ). (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  16. Verb.  To be careful about. (defdate, from 18th c.) .

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