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mind

noun
  1. The seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason: brain, head. Informal: gray matter. See thoughts
  2. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge: brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, sense, understanding, wit. Slang: smart (used in plural). See ability, thoughts
  3. A person of great mental ability: brain, intellect, intellectual, thinker. See ability
  4. The thought processes characteristic of an individual or group: ethos, mentality, mindset, psyche, psychology. Idiom: what makes someone tick. See thoughts
  5. Something believed or accepted as true by a person: belief, conviction, feeling, idea, notion, opinion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view. See opinion
  6. A desire for a particular thing or activity: fancy, liking, pleasure, will. See like
  7. A healthy mental state: lucidity, lucidness, reason, saneness, sanity, sense (often used in plural), soundness, wit (used in plural). Slang: marble (used in plural). See sane
verb
  1. To be careful: beware, look out, watch out. Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care (or heed). See awareness, careful
  2. To renew an image or thought in the mind: bethink, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce, retain, revive, think. Idiom: bring to mind. See remember
  3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, distinguish, mark, note, notice, observe, remark, see. See knowledge, see
  4. Regional. To have in mind as a goal or purpose: aim, contemplate, design, intend, mean 1, plan, project, propose, purpose, target. See planned, purpose
  5. To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, follow, keep, obey, observe. Idiom: toe the line (or mark). See accept, same
  6. To have an objection: care, object. See concern
  7. To have the care and supervision of: attend, care for, look after, minister to, see to, tend 2, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See care for

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