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Ajdrian Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What means "seem to mind"

Hi, i can't find explanation for this. I tried to grasp meaning of this from context and...

"She didn't seem to mind"

to my mind, we use it when we can't imagine what sth is. We cannot let sth go to our heads or conceive.

am i wrong or not ?
  

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In this sentence, MIND is a verb, and has a meaning similar to CARE, OBJECT (the verb form), or HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. " and he might answer "No, I don't MIND" which means "No, I don't HAVE A PROBLEM WITH that", or "That's OK WITH ME". In your example, imagine some context: "I sat in front of her, blocking her view of the TV.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • In this sentence, MIND is a verb, and has a meaning similar to CARE, OBJECT (the verb form), or HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
  • " and he might answer "No, I don't MIND" which means "No, I don't HAVE A PROBLEM WITH that", or "That's OK WITH ME".
  • In your example, imagine some context: "I sat in front of her, blocking her view of the TV.
  • " This means that she DIDN'T APPEAR to HAVE A PROBLEM with me blocking her view.
  • Presumably she wasn't watching the TV, or just didn't care if she couldn't see it.
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In this sentence, MIND is a verb, and has a meaning similar to CARE, OBJECT (the verb form), or HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.
For example, if a friend and I are watching TV and I want to change the channel, I would ask him, "Do you MIND if I change the channel?" and he might answer "No, I don't MIND" which means "No, I don't HAVE A PROBLEM WITH that", or "That's OK WITH ME".

In your example, i
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thanks ! I was wrong
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