be a mind-reader

Definition

Definition of be a mind-reader - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

perceptionunderstand someone's thoughts without them speaking

She seemed to be a mind-reader during the meeting.

mind reader

psychic

telepath

supernatural

Rare

possess supernatural ability to read minds

Rare

He claimed to be a mind-reader at the show.

psychic

telepath

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Expressions with mind

mind game

game involving logical thinking

Chess is often considered a mind game.

mind reader

performer who pretends to read minds

The mind reader's show was full of surprises.

never mind

exp.

do not worry about it

Never mind, it's not important.

wouldn't mind

express willingness or lack of objection to something happening

I wouldn't mind going to the park this afternoon.

what's on your mind

exp.

asking what someone is thinking or feeling

You seem quiet today, what's on your mind?

bring to mind

cause to remember something

The smell of the ocean brought to mind my childhood summers.

Expressions with reader

mind reader

performer who pretends to read minds

The mind reader's show was full of surprises.

lay reader

person not ordained who leads or conducts church services

The lay reader led the morning prayer service.

early reader

child who is learning to read

The teacher praised the early reader for finishing the book.

e-reader

device for reading digital books and texts

I bought an e-reader to read novels on vacation.

electronic reader

handheld device that shows digital books or documents on a screen

She carried her electronic reader on the train to finish the novel.

e-book reader

device for reading digital books

She bought an e-book reader for her travels.

palm reader

person who interprets lines on palms to predict the future

She visited a palm reader to learn about her life's path.

map-reader

person skilled at understanding maps

The map-reader guided us through the forest.

voracious reader

person who reads many books eagerly and often

She is a voracious reader who finishes a book every week.

beta reader

individual providing feedback on a draft

A beta reader's comments can help improve the story.

Examples of be a mind-reader in a sentence

You'd have to be a mind-reader to guess her thoughts.
She pretended to be a mind-reader at the carnival.
In the movie, the hero could be a mind-reader.

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French:lire dans les pensées, être télépathe, ...
German:Gedanken lesen, Gedankenleser sein, ...
Italian:leggere nel pensiero, leggere nella mente, ...
Spanish:leer la mente, ser telépata, ...
Portuguese:ler mentes, ser telepata, ...
Chinese:能读心, ...
Japanese:心を読む, テレパシーを使う, ...
Arabic:قَرَأَ الْأَفْكارَ, قَرَأَ الأَفْكَار, ...
Hebrew:לִקְרוֹא מַחֲשָׁבוֹת, לִקְרֹא מַחֲשָׁבוֹת שֶׁל אֲנָשִׁים, ...
Russian:читать мысли, обладать способностью читать мысли, ...
Ukrainian:читати думки, вміти читати думки, ...
Hindi:मन पढ़ना, मन पढ़ने वाला होना, ...
Bengali:মনের কথা পড়তে পারা, মনের কথা পড়া, ...
Catalan:llegir la ment, ser un lector de ments, ...
Czech:číst někomu myšlenky, umět číst myšlenky, ...
Danish:læse tanker, være tankelæser, ...
Dutch:gedachten lezen, gedachtenlezer zijn, ...
Greek:διαβάζω τη σκέψη κάποιου, είμαι αναγνώστης σκέψεων, ...
Hungarian:gondolatolvasó lenni, gondolatolvasónak lenni, ...
Khmer:យល់ដឹងគំនិតរបស់អ្នកដទៃដូចអានចិត្តបាន, មានសមត្ថភាពអរូបីក្នុងការអានចិត្តមនុស្ស, ...
Korean:생각을 읽다, 독심술을 하다, ...
Persian:ذهن‌خوان بودن, ذهن‌خوانی کرد, ...
Polish:czytać w myślach, być telepatą, ...
Portuguese (BR):ler mentes, ser um leitor de mentes, ...
Romanian:a citi gândurile, a fi un cititor de gânduri, ...
Swedish:vara tankeläsare, ha tankeläsningsförmåga, ...
Thai:อ่านใจ, อ่านใจคนได้, ...
Turkish:düşünceleri okumak, zihin okuyucu olmak, ...
Vietnamese:đọc được suy nghĩ, có khả năng đọc suy nghĩ, ...

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