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Added 7 October 2026

mind

/maɪnd/ noun

In Latin: mens, animus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mind at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The capability for rational thought.
Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever.
The ability to be aware of things.
There was no doubt in his mind that they would win.
The ability to remember things.
My mind just went blank.

verb

To bring or recall to mind; to remember; bear or keep in mind.
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To remind; put one's mind on.

Origin

From Middle English minde, munde, imynde, imunde, ȝemynde, ȝemunde, from Old English mynd, ġemynd (“mind, memory”), from Proto-West Germanic *mundi, *gamundi, from Proto-Germanic *mundiz, *gamundiz (“memory, remembrance”), from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”) (compare also mantis, via Greek), from the root *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German gimunt ("mind, memory, remembrance"; Middle High German munst (“love, benevolence, joy”)), Old Norse mynd (“image, model”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (gamunds, “remembrance, memory, mind”).

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