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make up one's mind

mind
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /meɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd/
    • /meɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahynd]
    • /meɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd/

Definitions of make up one's mind words

  • noun make up 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 make up one's mind Psychology. the totality of conscious and unconscious mental processes and activities. 1
  • noun make up one's mind intellect or understanding, as distinguished from the faculties of feeling and willing; intelligence. 1
  • noun make up one's mind a particular instance of the intellect or intelligence, as in a person. 1
  • noun make up one's mind a person considered with reference to intellectual power: the greatest minds of the twentieth century. 1
  • noun make up one's mind intellectual power or ability. 1
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Origin of make up 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 Make up one's mind

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adjective
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make up 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 make up one's mind

verb make up one's mind

  • appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
  • name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
  • want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
All 69 Synonyms of make up one's mind

Antonyms for make up one's mind

verb make up one's mind

  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
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