"read minds" meaning in All languages combined

See read minds on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reads minds [present, singular, third-person], reading minds [participle, present], read minds [participle, past], read minds [past]
Etymology: From read someone's mind. Etymology templates: {{m|en|read someone's mind}} read someone's mind Head templates: {{en-verb|read<,,read> minds}} read minds (third-person singular simple present reads minds, present participle reading minds, simple past and past participle read minds)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly used conditionally) To read people's minds (in general). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-read_minds-en-verb-smoEJ~Py Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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