minded
pronunciation
How to pronounce minded in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪndɪd]
How to pronounce minded in American English:
US ['maɪndɪd]
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- Adjective:
- (used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
- (used in combination) being of a specified kind of inclination or disposition
- (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
Word Origin
- minded (adj.)
- c. 1500, "having a mind" (to do); "having a mind" (of a certain type), from mind (n.).
Example
- 1. This is how we like to think ourselves : independent minded creatures , able to learn from the unflattering photographs of others .
- 2. Even a commercially minded lender could not sit by as peers opened their wallets .
- 3. Still crazy for football himself , he never minded .
- 4. Is deemed attractive by both globally and socially minded college graduates .
- 5. Why do you persist in thinking me so narrow - minded ?