- mind
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ human▪
the complex nature of the human mind
▪ conscious, subconscious, unconscious▪Our subconscious mind tries to protect us.
▪ logical, rational▪ best, brilliant, finest, great▪a problem that has defeated the world's finest minds
▪ agile, curious, enquiring, inquisitive, keen, lively, sharp▪ analytical, clear▪I need a clear mind if I want to continue with my work.
▪ thinking▪ creative, fertile, imaginative▪ enlightened▪ closed, open▪Try to keep an open mind until you've heard all the facts.
▪ impressionable▪impressionable young minds that are easily influenced
▪ dirty, one-track, perverted, sick, twisted, warped▪Honestly, all you ever talk about is sex—you have a one-track mind!
▪ feeble, little▪ tired, weary▪ tortured, troubled▪ deranged, fevered, wandering▪ individual▪ collective, public▪a subject which was on the nation's collective mind
VERB + MIND▪ come into, come to, cross, enter, flash across, flash into, go through, spring to▪The thought never crossed my mind!
▪I'm sure someone can help you, but no one immediately springs to mind.
▪ fill, flood, invade▪Serious doubts began to flood my mind.
▪ bear in, keep in▪Bear in mind the age of the vehicle when assessing its value.
▪Here are some important points to keep in mind …
▪ escape, slip▪I'm sorry I forgot your birthday—it completely slipped my mind.
▪ be imprinted on, stick in▪terrible images that will be imprinted on our minds for ever
▪ haunt, plague, prey on▪It's been preying on my mind ever since it happened.
▪ occupy▪He occupied his mind by playing cards against himself.
▪ search▪Kate desperately searched her mind for some excuse.
▪ concentrate, focus▪He wanted us to focus our minds on unsolved problems.
▪ train▪You have to train your mind to think positively.
▪ clear, empty▪Try meditating to clear your mind of negative thoughts.
▪ free▪Just free your mind and write whatever comes.
▪ cloud, dull▪Exhaustion clouded her mind.
▪ corrupt, poison, warp▪She was poisoning his mind and turning him against his family.
▪ control▪ close, open▪He had closed his mind to anything new.
▪ calm, ease, quiet, refresh, relax, soothe▪His comments did nothing to ease my mind.
▪ numb▪ blow, boggle▪a collection of photographs that will blow your mind
▪ read▪Tell me what you want—I can't read your mind!
▪ probe▪ understand▪She was the only person who understood his mind.
▪ engage, stimulate▪ exercise, stretch▪ lose▪He feared he was losing his mind.
MIND + VERB▪ work▪I'll never understand how his mind works.
▪ drift, stray, wander▪Her mind began to wander.
▪ buzz, race, whirl▪His mind raced, trying to think of a way out of the situation.
▪ be in a turmoil (esp. BrE), reel, spin▪Her mind was still reeling from the shock.
▪ turn to sth▪My mind turned to more practical matters.
PREPOSITION▪ in your mind▪You've been in my mind a lot lately.
▪ in mind▪I'll keep what you say in mind.
▪ on your mind▪I have a lot on my mind at the moment.
PHRASES▪ at the back of your mind, in the back of your mind▪The problem was always at the back of my mind.
▪ at the forefront of your mind, in the forefront of your mind▪Try to keep safety in the forefront of your mind at all times.
▪ a frame of mind, a state of mind▪He's in rather a negative frame of mind.
▪ get your mind around sth, wrap your mind around sth (AmE)▪I couldn't get my mind around the concept.
▪ have sth in mind▪What kind of party do you have in mind?
▪ in the recesses of your mind▪It was something she had never imagined, not even in the deepest recesses of her mind.
▪ in your right mind▪Who in their right mind would want to marry a murderer?
▪ mind and body▪refreshed in mind and body
▪ no doubt in your mind▪There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was guilty.
▪ set your mind to sth▪You can do whatever you set your mind to.
▪ uppermost in your mind▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Their own problems of course remained uppermost in their minds.
verbADVERB▪ terribly, very much▪They had thought the boys wouldn't mind sharing; as it turned out, they minded very much.
▪Would you mind terribly if I went on my own?
▪ not a bit, not at all▪I don't mind at all telling people my age.
▪ not much, not really▪Nobody really minded much about what happened to them.
VERB + MIND▪ not seem to▪His parents didn't seem to mind that he dropped out of college.
PREPOSITION▪ about▪I didn't mind about the money.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
