Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
MIND
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gemynd; akin to Old High German gimunt memory, Latin ment-, mens mind, monēre to remind, warn, Greek menos spirit, mnasthai, mimnēskesthai to remember Date: before 12th century recollection , memory ,
2. the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons, the conscious mental events and capabilities in an organism, the organized conscious and unconscious adaptive mental activity of an organism, intention , desire , the normal or healthy condition of the mental faculties, opinion , view , disposition , mood ,
7. a person or group embodying mental qualities , intellectual ability, god 1b, a conscious substratum or factor in the universe, attention ,
II. verb
Date: 14th century
transitive verb remind , remember , to attend to closely,
4. a. to become aware of ; notice , to regard with attention ; consider important, intend , purpose ,
5. to give heed to attentively in order to obey, to follow the orders or instructions of,
6. to be concerned about, dislike ,
7. to be careful ; see , to be cautious about , to give protective care to ; tend , intransitive verb to be attentive or wary, to become concerned ; care , to pay obedient heed or attention, minder noun