"mind" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /maɪnd/ Audio: en-us-mind.ogg [US] Forms: mind [singular], minds [plural]
enPR: mīnd Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks. Synonyms: brain
    Sense id: simple-mind-en-noun--PP9DOIw

Verb

IPA: /maɪnd/ Audio: en-us-mind.ogg [US] Forms: mind [canonical], minds [third-person, singular], minded [past], minded [past, participle], minding [present, participle]
enPR: mīnd Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
    Sense id: simple-mind-en-verb-f-l1hq~d
  2. If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
    Sense id: simple-mind-en-verb-R93sIgKm
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