What was going/running through your mind when you agreed to this? [=what were you thinking?]

We use the verb mind to mean ‘take care or be careful of or about something’, or ‘pay attention to something’. In this meaning, we usually use it in the imperative: …

The modern English word mind originates from the Old English word gemynd, meaning 'memory'. This term gave rise to the Middle English words mind (e), münd (e), and mend (e), resulting in a slow …

MIND definition: (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.. See examples of mind used in a sentence.

Your mind is where your thinking happens. If you've made up your mind, you've come to a decision. Mind can also mean "pay attention to" or "watch." If someone tells you to "mind your manners," they …

For example, if you say that something is in your mind, you mean that you are thinking about it, and if you say that something is at the back of your mind, you mean that you are aware of it, although you …

Definition of mind noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] the part of a person that makes them able to be aware of things, to think and to feel. There were all kinds …

A capacity or inclination to think or act independently: a reporter with a mind of her own.

Of a thought, idea, or impression: to occur to a person or a person's mind; to enter… intransitive. Of a thought: to come suddenly into (formerly † in, † to) the mind. The state of being remembered; …

Idioms presence of mind, ability to think and to remain in control of oneself during a crisis or under stress: She had enough presence of mind to remember the license plate of the speeding car.