“Mind” or “Mined”—Which to use?

“Mind” or “Mined”

Overview

mind / mined are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

mind: (noun) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. (noun) recall or remembrance. (noun) attention. (noun) your intention; what you intend to do. (noun) knowledge and intellectual ability. (verb) be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by. (verb) be concerned with or about something or somebody. (verb) keep in mind.

mined: (verb) get from the earth by excavation. (verb) lay mines. (adjective) extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth.

Pronunciation

mind: m·AY·n·d

mined: m·AY·n·d

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Examples in Context

Examples of “mind”

…for Music, Mathematics and the Mind; its 'iLab' (innovation laboratory) is…
…anything that came to her mind, even topics of which women…
…berserker rages due to a mind control chip created by a…
Church of the Poison Mind
bring to mind all the times an individual…
…robotic body, Stinger destroys the mind control chip within Champ's body,…
…affect the freshness of his mind, as is testified not only…
call to mind the times an individual has…
…his eponymous debut album, titled Mind of Mystikal was released on…
…questionnaire designed to bring to mind either past pro-ecology behaviors or…

Examples of “mined”

…where high quality granite is mined.
…the Renaissance, the pigment was mined in Cappadocia, and exported to…
…18th century sulfur was being mined from the extinct volcanoes in…
…chances with a commander who mined roadways.
…mine, thought to have been mined out ten years earlier.
As uranium was mined for four decades in six…
…its gypsum deposits, which are mined and restricted to Santander.
…people in Chile did also mined native copper and copper minerals…
…– mining and processing of mined and stockpiled lower grade ore…
…mining site, or hoarding gold mined in the nearby rivers.

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