n. 25B6; noun
a good teacher must stretch pupils' minds : BRAIN, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, brains, brainpower, wits, understanding, reasoning, judgement, sense, head; informal grey matter, brainbox, brain cells; Brit. informal loaf; N. Amer. informal smarts.
he kept his mind on the job : ATTENTION, thoughts, concentration, attentiveness.
the tragedy affected her mind : SANITY, mental faculties, senses, wits, reason, reasoning, judgement; informal marbles.
his words stuck in her mind : MEMORY, recollection.
a great mind : INTELLECT, thinker, brain, scholar, academic.
I've a mind to complain : INCLINATION, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, intention, will.
of the same mind : OPINION, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, view, viewpoint, point of view.
mental.
25B6; verb
do you mind if I smoke? : CARE, object, be bothered, be annoyed, be upset, take offence, disapprove, dislike it, look askance; informal give/care a damn, give/care a toss, give/care a hoot, give/care a rap.
mind the step! : BE CAREFUL OF, watch out for, look out for, beware of, be on one's guard for, be wary of.
mind you wipe your feet : BE/MAKE SURE (THAT), see (that); remember to, don't forget to.
her husband was minding the baby : LOOK AFTER, take care of, keep an eye on, attend to, care for, tend.
mind what your mother says : PAY ATTENTION TO, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note/notice of, note, mark, listen to, be mindful of; obey, follow, comply with; archaic regard.
25A0; be in two minds BE UNDECIDED, be uncertain, be unsure, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither; Brit. haver, hum and haw; informal dilly-dally, shilly-shally.
25A0; bear/keep in mind REMEMBER, note, be mindful of, take note of; formal take cognizance of.
25A0; cross one's mind OCCUR TO ONE, enter one's mind/head, strike one, hit one, dawn on one.
25A0; give someone a piece of one's mind . See reprimand verb .
25A0; have something in mind THINK OF, contemplate; intend, plan, propose, desire, want, wish.
25A0; mind out TAKE CARE, be careful, watch out, look out, beware, be on one's guard, be wary.
25A0; never mind
never mind the cost : DON'T BOTHER ABOUT, don't worry about, disregard, forget.
never mind, it's all right now : DON'T APOLOGIZE, forget it, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter.
25A0; out of one's mind
you must be out of your mind! : See mad sense 1.
I've been out of my mind with worry : FRANTIC, beside oneself, distraught, in a frenzy.
25A0; put someone in mind of REMIND OF, recall, conjure up, suggest; RESEMBLE, look like.
25A0; to my mind IN MY OPINION, in my view, as I see it, personally, in my estimation, in my book, if you ask me.