mind wanders

ˈmaɪnd ˌwɒndərz

Definition

Definition of mind wanders - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

losing focusthinks about things not related to the current activity

My mind wanders during long meetings.

mind drifts

daydreamingdaydreams or imagines things while awake

Sometimes my mind wanders to faraway places.

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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.

Examples of mind wanders in a sentence

His mind wanders when he’s tired in class.
During meetings, my mind wanders to weekend plans.
Her mind wanders whenever she reads boring textbooks.

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French:l'esprit vagabonde, l'esprit s'évade, ...
German:die Gedanken schweifen ab, meine Gedanken schweifen ab, ...
Italian:la mente vaga, ...
Spanish:la mente se distrae, me pierdo en mis pensamientos, ...
Portuguese:mente divaga, a mente divaga, ...
Chinese:走神, ...
Japanese:考えがあちこちに飛ぶ, ...
Arabic:يَشْرُد ذِهْن, يَسْرَح الذِّهْن, ...
Hebrew:הַמַּחְשָׁבוֹת שֶׁלִּי נוֹדְדוֹת, הַמַּחְשָׁבָה נוֹדֶדֶת, ...
Russian:мысли уносятся, ...
Ukrainian:я відволікаюсь, думки витають, ...
Hindi:ध्यान भटकना, मन भटकता है, ...
Bengali:মন অন্যদিকে চলে যায়, মন দিবাস্বপ্নে হারিয়ে যায়, ...
Catalan:se me'n va el cap, la ment divaga, ...
Czech:myšlenky utíkají, myšlenky odbíhají, ...
Danish:tankerne vandrer, dagdrømmer, ...
Dutch:gedachten dwalen af, ...
Greek:το μυαλό μου ταξιδεύει, το μυαλό ταξιδεύει, ...
Hungarian:elkalandozik a figyelme, elkalandozik az elméje, ...
Khmer:ចិត្តរវើរវាយ, គំនិតរសាត់, ...
Korean:딴생각이 들다, 딴생각하다, ...
Persian:حواسش پرت می‌شود, حواسم پرت می‌شود, ...
Polish:odpływać myślami, myśli uciekają, ...
Portuguese (BR):mente viaja, a mente divaga, ...
Romanian:mintea zboară, ...
Swedish:tankarna vandrar, ...
Thai:ใจลอย, ปล่อยใจล่องลอย, ...
Turkish:aklı başka yerlere gitmek, aklı dalmak, ...
Vietnamese:đầu óc để đâu đâu, tâm trí lơ đãng, ...

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