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mind (n.)

"that which feels, wills, and thinks; the intellect," late 12c., mynd, from Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance; state of being remembered; thought, purpose; conscious mind, intellect, intention," Proto-Germanic *ga-mundiz (source also of Gothic muns "thought," munan "to think;" Old Norse minni "mind;" German Minne (archaic) "love," originally "memory, loving memory"), from suffixed form of PIE root *men- (1) "to think," with derivatives referring to qualities of mind or states of thought.

Meaning "mental faculty, the thinking process" is from c. 1300. Sense of "intention, purpose" is from c. 1300. From late 14c. as "frame of mind. mental disposition," also "way of thinking, opinion." "Memory," one of the oldest senses, now is almost obsolete except in old expressions such as bear in mind (late 14c.), call to mind (early 15c.),keep in mind (late 15c.).

Mind's eye "mental view or vision, remembrance" is from early 15c. To pay no mind "disregard" is recorded by 1910, American English dialect. To make up (one's) mind "determine, come to a definite conclusion" is by 1784. To have a mind "be inclined or disposed" (to do something) is by 1540s; to have half a mind to "to have one's mind half made up to (do something)" is recorded from 1726. Out of (one's) mind "mad, insane" is from late 14c.; out of mind "forgotten" is from c. 1300; phrase time out of mind "time beyond people's memory" is attested from early 15c. 

mind (v.)

mid-14c., "to remember, call to mind, take care to remember," also "to remind oneself," from mind (n.). The Old English verb was myngian, myndgian, from West Germanic *munigon "to remind." Meaning "perceive, notice" is from late 15c.; that of "to give heed to, pay attention to" is from 1550s; that of "be careful about" is from 1737. Sense of "object to, dislike" is from c. 1600. Meaning "to take care of, look after" is from 1690s. Related: Minded; minding.

Negative use "(not) to care for, to trouble oneself with" is attested from c. 1600; never mind "don't let it trouble you" is by 1778; the meiotic expression don't mind if I do is attested from 1847.

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Definitions of mind from WordNet
1
mind (n.)
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason;
his mind wandered
Synonyms: head / brain / psyche / nous
mind (n.)
recall or remembrance;
it came to mind
mind (n.)
an opinion formed by judging something;
she changed her mind
Synonyms: judgment / judgement
mind (n.)
an important intellectual;
the great minds of the 17th century
Synonyms: thinker / creative thinker
mind (n.)
attention;
don't pay him any mind
mind (n.)
your intention; what you intend to do;
he had in mind to see his old teacher
Synonyms: idea
mind (n.)
knowledge and intellectual ability;
he reads to improve his mind
Synonyms: intellect
2
mind (v.)
be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by;
I don't mind your behavior
mind (v.)
be concerned with or about something or somebody;
mind (v.)
be in charge of or deal with;
Synonyms: take care
mind (v.)
pay close attention to; give heed to;
Synonyms: heed / listen
mind (v.)
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to;
Synonyms: beware
mind (v.)
keep in mind;
Synonyms: bear in mind
From wordnet.princeton.edu