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“Mind” or “Mined”

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.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mind m·AY·n·d

  • nounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.
  • nounrecall or remembrance.
  • nounattention.
  • nounyour intention; what you intend to do.
  • nounknowledge and intellectual ability.
  • verbbe offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by.
  • verbbe concerned with or about something or somebody.
  • verbkeep in mind.

mined m·AY·n·d

  • verbget from the earth by excavation.
  • verblay mines.
  • adjectiveextracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth.
Usage

Examples in context

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“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…

“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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