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cross one's mind

mind
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /krɔs, krɒs wʌnz maɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /krɔs, krɒs wʌnz maɪnd/

Definitions of cross one's mind words

  • noun cross one's mind to occur to one briefly or suddenly 3
  • noun cross one's mind (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 1
  • noun cross one's mind Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 1
  • noun cross one's mind intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence. 1
  • noun cross one's mind a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person. 1
  • noun cross one's mind a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century. 1
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Origin of cross one's mind

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English mynd(e), aphetic variant (see y-) of imynd, Old English gemynd memory, remembrance, mind; cognate with Gothic gamunds; akin to Latin mēns mind, Greek manía madness; (v.) Middle English minden, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Cross one's mind

noun
adjective
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preposition
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cross one's mind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for cross one's mind

verb cross one's mind

  • strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
  • dawn on — If a fact or idea dawns on you, you realize it.
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verb cross one's mind

  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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