The difference between Mind and Reason

When used as nouns, mind means the ability for rational thought, whereas reason means that which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.

When used as verbs, mind means to remember, whereas reason means to deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mind and Reason

  1. Mind as a noun:

    The ability for rational thought.

    Examples:

    "Despite advancing age, his mind was still as sharp as ever."

  2. Mind as a noun:

    The ability to be aware of things.

    Examples:

    "There was no doubt in his mind that they would win."

  3. Mind as a noun:

    The ability to remember things.

    Examples:

    "My mind just went blank."

  4. Mind as a noun:

    The ability to focus the thoughts.

    Examples:

    "I can’t keep my mind on what I’m doing."

  5. Mind as a noun:

    Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

    Examples:

    "He was one of history’s greatest minds."

  6. Mind as a noun:

    Judgment, opinion, or view.

    Examples:

    "He changed his mind after hearing the speech."

  7. Mind as a noun:

    Desire, inclination, or intention.

    Examples:

    "She had a mind to go to Paris."

    "I have half a mind to do it myself."

  8. Mind as a noun:

    A healthy mental state.

    Examples:

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    "You are losing your mind."

  9. Mind as a noun (philosophy):

    The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

    Examples:

    "The mind is a process of the brain."

  10. Mind as a noun:

    Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.

    Examples:

    "a month's [or monthly] mind; a year's mind"

  1. Mind as a verb (now, regional):

    To remember.

  2. Mind as a verb (now, rare, _, except in phrases):

    To attend to, concern oneself with, heed, be mindful of.

    Examples:

    "You should mind your own business."

  3. Mind as a verb (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions):

    To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

    Examples:

    "I wouldn't mind an ice cream right now."

  4. Mind as a verb:

    To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.

    Examples:

    "Would you mind my bag for me?"

  5. Mind as a verb (chiefly, in the imperative):

    To make sure, to take care ().

    Examples:

    "Mind you don't knock that glass over."

  6. Mind as a verb:

    To be careful about.

  7. Mind as a verb (United Kingdom, Ireland):

    Take note;

    Examples:

    "I'm not very healthy—I do eat fruit sometimes, mind''."

  8. Mind as a verb (obsolete):

    To have in mind; to intend.

    Examples:

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  9. Mind as a verb (obsolete):

    To put in mind; to remind.

    Examples:

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  1. Reason as a noun (logic):

    A cause: That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause. A motive for an action or a determination. An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation. A premise placed after its conclusion.

    Examples:

    "The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted."

    "The reason I robbed the bank was that I needed the money."

    "If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't."

  2. Reason as a noun (uncountable):

    Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

    Examples:

    "Mankind should develop reason above all other virtues."

  3. Reason as a noun (obsolete):

    Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice.

  4. Reason as a noun (mathematics, obsolete):

    Ratio; proportion.

    Examples:

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  1. Reason as a verb (intransitive):

    To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational

  2. Reason as a verb (intransitive):

    To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

  3. Reason as a verb (intransitive):

    To converse; to compare opinions.

  4. Reason as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.

    Examples:

    "I reasoned the matter with my friend."

  5. Reason as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To support with reasons, as a request.

  6. Reason as a verb (transitive):

    To persuade by reasoning or argument.

    Examples:

    "to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan"

  7. Reason as a verb (transitive, with ''[[down]]''):

    To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.

    Examples:

    "to reason down a passion"

  8. Reason as a verb (transitive, usually with ''[[out]]''):

    To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.

    Examples:

    "to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon"

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