释义 |
mind /mīnd/ noun- The state of thought and feeling
- Wits, right senses, sanity
- Consciousness
- Intellect
- That which thinks, knows, feels, and wills
- Inclination
- Attention
- Direction of the will
- Soul
- Personality
- A thinking or directing person
- Memory
- Commemoration (archaic or RC)
- Record, mention (obsolete)
- Thought
- Judgement
- Opinion
- Purpose (Shakespeare and Milton)
transitive verb- To attend to
- To tend, have care or oversight of
- To be careful about
- To beware of
- To remind (archaic and Scot)
- To bring to mind (Spenser)
- To remember (Scot)
- (reflexive) to remember (with of; archaic)
- To purpose (Shakespeare)
- To have a mind to (dialect)
- To apply oneself to
- To be troubled by, object to, dislike
- To notice (obsolete or dialect)
intransitive verb- To attend
- To care
- To look out, take heed
- To be troubled, object
- To remember (with of; dialect)
interjection Be careful, watch out ORIGIN: OE gemynd, from munan to think; Dan minde memorial, L mēns the mind mindˈed adjective - Inclined
- Disposed
combining form Denoting having a mind of a specified kind or inclination -mindedness combining form Denoting inclination mindˈer noun - A person who minds a machine, child, etc
- A bodyguard, orig and esp of a criminal (slang)
- An aide or adviser employed by a public figure, esp to manage publicity (informal)
- A child left to be minded (archaic)
- A short wooden stick used by a child to propel a hoop
mindˈful adjective - Bearing in mind
- Taking thought or care
- Attentive
- Observant
- Having memory (archaic)
- Inclined (obsolete)
mindˈfully adverb mindˈfulness noun A method of reducing stress by developing awareness of one's own mental condition and focusing the attention on the present mindˈing noun (Scot) - A memory, something recalled
- A usu small gift, to mark an occasion or in remembrance of the giver
mindˈless adjective - Without mind
- Senseless, without reason
- Unmindful
mindˈlessly adverb mindˈlessness noun mindˈ-altering adjective (of a drug) causing violent changes of mood and behaviour mindˈ-bender noun A brainteaser, a puzzle mindˈ-bending adjective - Mind-boggling
- Forcing the mind to unwonted effort, teasing the brain
- Permanently inclining the mind towards certain beliefs, etc
mindˈ-blowing adjective - (of a drug) producing a state of ecstasy
- (of an experience, etc) producing a similar state, exhilarating
- Astonishing
mindˈ-blowingly adverb mind-bodˈy adjective Relating to or designating the connection between the mind and the physical body mindˈ-boggling adjective - Astonishing
- Incomprehensible
mindˈ-bogglingly adverb mindˈ-cure or mindˈ-healing noun The cure or healing of mental or physical illness through the mind or by the supposed influence of another's mind mindˈ-curer or mindˈ-healer noun mindˈ-expanding adjective (of a drug) causing heightened perception, psychedelic mindˈfuck noun (vulgar sl) - An exhilarating experience
- A sense or state of euphoria
mind mapping noun A technique for stimulating and organizing one's thoughts by writing down key concepts and linking them with lines to show the relationships between them mindˈ-numbing adjective (informal) Causing extreme boredom mindˈ-numblingly adverb mindˈ-reader noun A thought-reader, a psychic mindˈ-reading noun mindˈset noun (a fixed) attitude or habit of mind mind's eye noun Visual imagination, mental view, contemplation mind-your-own-busˈiness noun A Mediterranean plant (Helxine soleirolii) of the nettle family, having small, roundish leaves and producing tiny flowers (also called baby's-tears) absence of mind Inattention to what is going on owing to absorption of the mind in other things bear in mind see under bear1 blow one's or someone's mind see under blow1 break one's mind (obsolete) To make known, confide or divulge one's thoughts cast one's mind back To think about, try to recall past events, etc change one's mind To come to a new resolution or opinion cross someone's mind see under cross do you mind? - An interjection expressing annoyance or disagreement
- (also would you mind?) do you object?
have a good or (archaic) great mind (to) To wish or to be inclined strongly (to) have a mind of one's own To be strong-willed and independent, unwilling to be persuaded or dissuaded by others have half a mind (to) To be somewhat inclined (to) if you don't mind If you have no objection in (or of) two minds Wavering, undecided know one's own mind - To be sure of one's intentions and opinions
- To be self-assured
make up one's mind To come to a decision mind one's p's and q's To be watchfully accurate and punctilious mind out (often with for) to beware (of), look out (for) mind you An expression used to introduce a qualification added to something already said mind your eye (slang) Look out mind your own business This is not your concern month's mind - A commemoration by masses one month after death or burial
- A strong desire or inclination
never mind - Do not concern yourself or be upset
- It does not matter
- You are not to be told
of one (or a, or the same) mind In accord, agreed of two minds Uncertain what to think or do on one's mind In one's thoughts, esp as a cause of concern out of mind - Forgotten
- Out of one's thoughts
out of one's mind Mad piece of one's mind see under piece presence of mind A state of mental calmness in which all the powers of the mind are on the alert and ready for action put in mind (of) To remind (of) put out of one's mind To think no more about, forget about set one's mind on To be determined to have or attain set or put one's mind to To focus one's attention on speak one's mind To say plainly what one thinks take someone's mind off To distract someone from time out of mind From time immemorial to my, etc mind - To my, etc thinking, in my, etc opinion
- To my, etc liking
year's mind A commemorative service on the anniversary of a death or burial put1 /pŭt/ transitive verb (putting /pŭtˈing/; put)- To place, or cause to be, in such and such a position, state, predicament, relation, etc
- To set
- To place, lay or deposit
- To apply
- To append or affix
- To connect
- To add
- To commit
- To assign
- To start (someone on eg a diet, a study or a track)
- To push or thrust
- (also putt) to cast, throw or hurl (esp by a thrusting movement of the hand from the shoulder)
- To drive
- To impel
- To convey or transport
- To force or constrain
- To incite
- To subject
- To reduce
- To convert
- To render
- To express
- To assert
- To propound
- To submit to a vote
- To impose
- To impute
- To call on, oblige, stake, venture or invest
- To repose (eg trust, confidence)
intransitive verb- To thrust (archaic or Scot and N Eng)
- To proceed, make one's way (nautical)
- To set out, esp hurriedly
- To flow (US)
noun- A push or thrust
- (also putt) a throw, esp of a heavy object from the shoulder
- On the Stock Exchange, an option of selling within a certain time certain securities or commodities, at a stipulated price (also put option)
ORIGIN: Late OE putian (found in the verbal noun putung instigation); there were also potian and pȳtan, which may account for some of the dialect forms; cf Dan putte, Swed putta putter /pŭtˈər/ noun - Someone who puts
- Someone who pushes or hauls trams in a coalmine (historical)
puttˈing noun Putting the shot (qv below) putˈ-and-take noun A gambling game played with a top on which are marked instructions to give to or take from a bank or pool of objects putˈ-down noun - A snub
- An action intended to assert one's superiority
putˈ-in noun (rugby) The act of throwing the ball into a set scrum putˈ-off noun - An excuse or evasion
- A postponement
putˈ-on noun A hoax put option see put (n) above. puttˈer-on noun (Shakespeare) An instigator puttˈer-out noun (obsolete) Someone who deposited money on going abroad, on condition of receiving a larger sum on his return, if he ever returned putˈ-through noun A transaction in which a broker arranges the buying and the selling of shares puttˈing-stone noun A heavy stone used in putting the shot put-upˈ adjective Arranged beforehand in a false but deceptively plausible way put about - To publish or circulate
- To change the course of (esp a ship) or to change course
- To distress (Scot)
put across - To carry out successfully, bring off
- To perform so as to carry the audience with one
put an end (or a stop) to To cause to discontinue put away - To renounce
- To divorce
- To kill (esp an old or ill animal)
- To stow away, pack up or set aside
- To put into the proper or desirable place
- To imprison
- To admit to a mental hospital (informal)
- To eat or drink (informal)
put back - To push backward
- To delay
- To repulse
- To turn and sail back for port (nautical)
- To reduce one's finances (informal)
put by - To set aside
- To parry
- To store up
put case see under case2 put down - To crush or quell
- To kill (esp an old or ill animal)
- To snub or humiliate
- To degrade
- To snub, silence or confute (Shakespeare)
- To enter, write down on paper
- To reckon
- To attribute
- To give up (rare)
- To surpass or outshine
- To preserve, put in pickle (dialect)
- Of an aeroplane, to land (often with at)
- To pay (a deposit)
- To put (a baby) to bed (informal)
- To drop (a catch) (cricket)
put for To make an attempt to gain put forth - To extend
- To propose
- To publish
- To exert
- To display
- To lend at interest
- To set out from port
- To produce or extrude
put forward - To propose
- To advance
put in - To introduce
- To insert
- To lodge, deposit or hand in
- To make a claim or application (for)
- To enter
- To enter a harbour
- To interpose
- To perform towards completing a total
- To spend, pass or fill up (time) with some occupation
- To appoint
put in an appearance see under appear put in mind To remind put it across someone To defeat someone by ingenuity put it on To pretend (to be ill, etc) put it past someone (usu with not) to judge it inconsistent with someone's character put off - To lay aside
- To lay aside the character of
- To palm off
- To turn (someone) aside from what he or she wants or intends with evasions, excuses or unsatisfying substitutes
- To divert, turn aside from a purpose
- To postpone
- To idle away, spend in vain
- To disconcert
- To cause aversion or disinclination in
- To push from shore
- To take off (archaic)
- To dismiss (archaic)
put on - To clothe oneself or someone else with
- To assume (a character or quality), esp deceptively
- To mislead or deceive
- To superimpose
- To impose
- To affix, attach, apply
- To add (eg weight, charges, etc)
- To stake or wager
- To move forward
- To move faster (obsolete)
- To set to work
- To set in operation
- To incite
- To turn on the supply of
- To score
- To stage
- See also well put on below
put on to - To make aware of
- To connect with by telephone
put out - To expel
- To dismiss from a game and innings
- To send out
- To stretch out
- To extinguish
- To place (money) at interest
- To expand
- To publish
- To disconcert
- To inconvenience
- To offend
- To dislocate
- To exert
- To produce
- To place with others or at a distance
- To go out to sea, leave port
- To remove bodily or blind (an eye)
- To render unconscious (slang)
- (of a woman) to be willing to grant sexual favours (slang, orig N American)
put over - To refer (Shakespeare)
- To carry through successfully
- To impress an audience, spectators, the public, favourably with
- To impose, pass off
put paid to see under paid put the make on see under make1 put through - To bring to an end
- To accomplish
- To put in telephonic communication
- To cause to undergo or suffer
- To process (computing)
putting the shot, stone or weight The act or sport of hurling a heavy stone or weight from the hand by a sudden thrust from the shoulder (see also putt1) put to - To apply
- To add to
- To connect with
- To harness
- To shut
- To set to
put to death see under death put to it - To press hard
- To distress
put to rights see under right1 put to sea To begin a voyage put to the sword see under sword put two and two together To draw a conclusion from various facts put up - To accommodate with lodging
- To take lodgings
- To nominate or stand for election
- To offer for sale
- To present (eg a good game, a fight, or a defence, a prayer)
- To stake
- To parcel up
- To supply and pack (an order, a picnic, etc)
- To stow away, put aside
- To sheathe
- To settle beforehand
- To compound
- To endure tamely (obsolete)
- To start (a hare) from cover
put-up job A dishonest scheme prearranged usu by several people put upon - To take undue advantage of
- To impose on
put up to - To incite to
- To make conversant with, to supply with useful information or tips about
put up with To endure stay put To remain passively in the position assigned well put on or (Scot) well putten on Respectably dressed |