{
    "term": "mind",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the part of a person that makes them able to be aware of things, to think and to feel",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **conscious/subconscious mind**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were all kinds of thoughts running through my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was no doubt in his mind that he'd get the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Drugs’ are associated in most people's minds with drug abuse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was in a disturbed **state of mind**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could not have complete **peace of mind** before they returned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The campaign to win the **hearts and minds** of the public continues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt refreshed in **mind and body**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exhaustion clouded her mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a mecca for those seeking sustenance for the mind, body and spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had closed his mind to anything new."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her mind was still reeling from the shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His comments did nothing to ease my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I couldn't get my mind around the concept."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need a clear mind if I want to continue with my work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've been in my mind a lot lately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was something she had never imagined, not even in the deepest recesses of her mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kate desperately searched her mind for some excuse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our subconscious mind tries to protect us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Serious doubts began to flood my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was poisoning his mind and turning him against his family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was guilty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try meditating to clear your mind of negative thoughts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the complex nature of the human mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When you go to sleep it is only the conscious mind that shuts down."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human", "conscious", "subconscious"],
                "verb + mind": ["come into", "come to", "cross"],
                "mind + verb": ["work", "drift", "stray"],
                "preposition": ["in your mind", "in mind", "on your mind"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the back of your mind",
                    "in the back of your mind",
                    "at the forefront of your mind"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "your ability to think and reason; your intelligence; the particular way that somebody thinks",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have a brilliant/good/keen mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a creative/evil/suspicious mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a lively and enquiring mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mind is as sharp as ever."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've no idea how her mind works!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had the body of a man and the mind of a child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their evidence might give us some insights into the criminal mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a brilliant mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to rouse the public mind to a sense of the dangers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In dreams we explore the hidden depths of the human mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wish I had that type of creative mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had probably the finest mind of the whole group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you know you have a nasty suspicious mind?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wanted us to focus our minds on unsolved problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "impressionable young minds that are easily influenced"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was the only person who understood his mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to train your mind to think positively."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There 's no question in my mind that Kelly's pictures are better than Astaire's."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human", "conscious", "subconscious"],
                "verb + mind": ["come into", "come to", "cross"],
                "mind + verb": ["work", "drift", "stray"],
                "preposition": ["in your mind", "in mind", "on your mind"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the back of your mind",
                    "in the back of your mind",
                    "at the forefront of your mind"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who is very intelligent",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was one of the greatest minds of her generation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a problem that has defeated the world's finest minds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Larry is one of the best trained minds in the industry."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "brain",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human", "conscious", "subconscious"],
                "verb + mind": ["come into", "come to", "cross"],
                "mind + verb": ["work", "drift", "stray"],
                "preposition": ["in your mind", "in mind", "on your mind"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the back of your mind",
                    "in the back of your mind",
                    "at the forefront of your mind"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "your thoughts, interest, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Keep your mind on** your work!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your mind’s not on the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her mind was completely occupied by the previous day's events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **gave his mind to** the arrangements for the next day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As for avoiding you, **nothing could be further from my mind** *(= I was not thinking of it at all)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mind turned to more practical matters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no stopping Elizabeth once she has her mind set on something."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just free your mind and write whatever comes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her mind began to wander."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He occupied his mind by playing cards against himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mind raced, trying to think of a way out of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their own problems of course remained uppermost in their minds."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human", "conscious", "subconscious"],
                "verb + mind": ["come into", "come to", "cross"],
                "mind + verb": ["work", "drift", "stray"],
                "preposition": ["in your mind", "in mind", "on your mind"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the back of your mind",
                    "in the back of your mind",
                    "at the forefront of your mind"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "your ability to remember things",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When I saw the exam questions my **mind** just **went blank** *(= I couldn't remember anything)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sorry—your name has gone right out of my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "terrible images that will be imprinted on our minds forever"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human", "conscious", "subconscious"],
                "verb + mind": ["come into", "come to", "cross"],
                "mind + verb": ["work", "drift", "stray"],
                "preposition": ["in your mind", "in mind", "on your mind"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the back of your mind",
                    "in the back of your mind",
                    "at the forefront of your mind"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if a thought, etc. is at the back of your mind, you are aware of it but it is not what you are mainly thinking about",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At the back of my mind was a small, warning voice, telling me it was wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problem was always at the back of my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be something that only exists in somebody’s imagination",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These problems are all in your mind, you know."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to remember somebody/something; to remember or consider that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You don't have to do anything about it now… just bear it in mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here are some important points to keep in mind…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll keep what you say in mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep safety in the forefront of your mind at all times."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be extremely bored, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something is etched on your heart, memory, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something is etched on your mind, heart, etc. you remember it because it has made a strong impression on you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be unable to decide what you think about somebody/something, or whether to do something or not",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was in two minds about the book *(= I didn't know if I liked it or not)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's in two minds about accepting his invitation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to think very hard about one particular thing",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She bent her mind to the problem of escape."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She bent her mind to the problem of escape."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have the same opinion about somebody/something",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be unable to think or behave in a reasonable way, especially because of extreme shock or worry",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You're lending them money? You must be out of your tiny mind!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be extremely worried, etc.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to produce a very strong feeling of pleasure or shock",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collection of photographs that will blow your mind"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something boggles the mind or the mind boggles at it, it is so unusual that people find it hard to imagine or accept",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The vastness of space really boggles the mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘He says he's married to his cats!’ ‘The mind boggles!’"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to remember somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She couldn't call to mind where she had seen him before."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recall"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to remind you of somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The painting brings to mind some of Picasso's early works."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "recall"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make yourself think about something that happened in the past",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I want you to cast your minds back to the first time you met."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to change a decision or an opinion",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Nothing will make me change my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What made you change your mind?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions", "Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an act of changing what you think about a situation, etc.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to think about something as a possibility",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something comes/springs to mind, you suddenly remember or think of it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm sure someone can help you, but no one immediately springs to mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to come into your mind",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It never crossed my mind that she might lose *(= I was sure that she would win)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The thought never crossed my mind!"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "occur to somebody"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to tell somebody that you think their behaviour is bad or are angry with them",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something",
            "labels": "(informal, humorous)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to say that you think you will do something, although you are not sure",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've half a mind to come with you tomorrow."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that you think that what somebody has done is bad and should do something about it, although you probably will not",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've a good mind to write and tell your parents about it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be thinking of somebody/something, especially for a particular job, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you have anyone in mind for this job?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Watching TV all evening wasn't exactly what I had in mind!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What kind of party do you have in mind?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to intend to do something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "For a long time he had it in mind to write a novel about his experiences."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a very bad memory; to forget things easily",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My computer seems to have a mind of its own!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be willing to listen to or accept new ideas or suggestions",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Try to keep an open mind until you've heard all the facts."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(not) thinking clearly; (not) able to make sensible decisions",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who in their right mind would spend $50 000 on a pair of shoes?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have very clear and definite ideas about what you want to do",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become mentally ill",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He feared he was losing his mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They're both beautiful—I can't make up my mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll never persuade him to stay—his **mind's made up** *(= he has definitely decided to go)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Come on—it's **make your mind up time**!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a close understanding between people with similar ideas, especially when they meet to do something or meet for the first time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a meeting of minds between the two artists"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the use of the power of your mind to deal with physical problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He said that keeping running in spite of the pain was just a question of mind over matter."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "your imagination",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He pictured the scene in his mind's eye."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give no attention to somebody/something",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People call him names sometimes, but he doesn't pay them any mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not responsible for your actions because of a mental illness",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if somebody/something is on your mind, you are thinking and worrying about them/it a lot",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You've been on my mind all day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't bother your father tonight—he's **got a lot on his mind**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a subject which was on the nation's collective mind"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have a lot on my mind at the moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become or make somebody aware of new ideas or experiences",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s eager to open the minds of his audience to different kinds of music."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say somebody will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody think and worry about it all the time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The thought that he could have helped more preyed on his mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been preying on my mind ever since it happened."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to try to forget about something unpleasant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody think of somebody/something; to remind somebody of somebody/something",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do or say something to make somebody stop worrying about something",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "reassure"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide you want to achieve something and give this all your attention",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can do whatever you set your mind to."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop thinking about somebody/something; to deliberately forget somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I just can't get her out of my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. It completely slipped my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say exactly what you think, in a very direct way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She’s never hesitated about speaking her mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone should have the right to speak their mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be remembered for a long time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make you forget about something unpleasant for a short time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Painting helped take her mind off her troubles."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "distract"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in my opinion",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was a ridiculous thing to do, to my mind."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a particular way of thinking about things",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪnd/",
                "audio": "mi/mind/mind__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/maɪnd/",
                "audio": "mi/mind/mind__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English gemynd ‘memory, thought’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘revolve in the mind, think’, shared by Sanskrit manas and Latin mens ‘mind’."
}