Antonyms for keep mind
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : maɪnd |
Definition of keep mind
Origin :- late 12c., from Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance, state of being remembered; thought, purpose; conscious mind, intellect, intention," Proto-Germanic *ga-mundiz (cf. Gothic muns "thought," munan "to think;" Old Norse minni "mind;" German Minne (archaic) "love," originally "memory, loving memory"), from PIE root *men- "think, remember, have one's mind aroused," with derivatives referring to qualities of mind or states of thought (cf. Sanskrit matih "thought," munih "sage, seer;" Greek memona "I yearn," mania "madness," mantis "one who divines, prophet, seer;" Latin mens "mind, understanding, reason," memini "I remember," mentio "remembrance;" Lithuanian mintis "thought, idea," Old Church Slavonic mineti "to believe, think," Russian pamjat "memory").
- Meaning "mental faculty" is mid-14c. "Memory," one of the oldest senses, now is almost obsolete except in old expressions such as bear in mind, call to mind. Mind's eye "remembrance" is early 15c. Phrase time out of mind is attested from early 15c. To pay no mind "disregard" is recorded from 1916, American English dialect. To have half a mind to "to have one's mind half made up to (do something)" is recorded from 1726. Mind-reading is from 1882.
- As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
- As in consider : verb turn over in one's mind
- As in entertain : verb think about seriously
- He is the wise man who for all his life can keep mind and soul and body clean.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- Although he had an abundance of fresh meat, he went on a second hunt of the wild cattle in order to keep mind and body occupied.
- Extract from : « The Sun Of Quebec » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Everything that can be done to keep mind and body employed tends to prevent fever.
- Extract from : « A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries » by David Livingstone
Synonyms for keep mind
- absorb
- acknowledge
- allow for
- assent to
- bear in mind
- cherish
- chew over
- cling to
- clutch
- cogitate
- cogitate on
- concede
- conceive
- consider
- consult
- contain
- contemplate
- deal with
- deliberate
- detain
- dream of
- enjoy
- envisage
- examine
- excogitate
- favor
- flirt with
- foster
- grant
- grasp
- hand onto
- harbor
- have
- heed
- hold
- hold fast
- husband
- imagine
- inspect
- keep
- keep in mind
- keep possession
- look at
- maintain
- meditate
- memorize
- mind
- mull over
- muse
- muse over
- own
- perpend
- ponder
- possess
- preserve
- provide for
- put away
- reason
- recall
- reckon with
- recognize
- recollect
- reflect
- regard
- remember
- reminisce
- reserve
- restrain
- retrospect
- revolve
- ruminate
- save
- scan
- scrutinize
- see
- see about
- speculate
- study
- subscribe to
- support
- take into account
- take under advisement
- take up
- think out
- think over
- toss around
- withhold
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