Mindful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bearing in mind; attentive to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪndfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪndfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪndfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪndfəl/.

Examples

ever mindful of her health
mindful of his responsibilities
mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aware

Antonyms

unmindful

Parts of Speech

adjective

bearing in mind; attentive to

“ever mindful of her health”

Word Forms

mindfulness	noun	the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
awareness	noun	having knowledge of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

achtsam

unter Berücksichtigung; aufmerksam zu

🇫🇷French

conscient

en gardant à l'esprit ; attentif à

🇪🇸Spanish

consciente de

teniendo en cuenta; atento a

🇮🇹Italian

consapevole

tenendo presente; attento a

🇳🇱Dutch

bewust

in gedachten houden; attent op

🇵🇹Portuguese

atento

tendo em mente; atento a

🇷🇺Russian

внимательный

имея в виду; внимательный к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सावधान

मन में रखना; के प्रति चौकस

🇧🇩Bengali

সচেতন

bearing in mind; মনোযোগী

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனத்துடன்

மனதில் தாங்கி; கவனத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రద్ధగల

మనస్సులో బేరింగ్; శ్రద్ధగల

🇮🇳Marathi

जागरूक

लक्षात ठेवणे; लक्ष देणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સચેત

ધ્યાનમાં બેરિંગ; માટે સચેત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರದಿಂದ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು; ಗಮನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനസ്സിൽ

മനസ്സിൽ; ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤੰਨ

ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਣਾ; ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਧਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوشیار

ذہن میں رکھنا؛ پر توجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正念的

牢记；关注

🇯🇵Japanese

思いやりのある

念頭に置いて;注意深い

🇰🇷Korean

주의 깊은

염두에 두다; 주의를 기울이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chánh niệm

ghi nhớ; chú ý đến

🇹🇭Thai

มีสติ

คำนึงถึง; เอาใจใส่

🇮🇩Indonesian

sadar

mengingat; memperhatikan

🇵🇭Filipino

maalalahanin

nasa isip; matulungin sa

🇲🇾Malay

beringat

mengingati; prihatin kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتبه

مع الأخذ في الاعتبار؛ منتبه ل

🇮🇷Persian

آگاه

با در نظر گرفتن؛ توجه به

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkatli

akılda tutarak; dikkatli

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָהִיר

תוך התחשבות; קשוב ל

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