1. To take notice; give heed: The back door tends to slam in the wind, mind. 2. To behave obediently: I don't want to go shopping if the children won't mind. 3. To be concerned or troubled; care: "Not minding about bad food has become a national obsession" (Times Literary Supp...
The verbs place and put are often used with the same meaning. Place is more formal than put, and is mainly used in writing. If you place something somewhere, you put it there. You often use place to say that someone puts something somewhere neatly or carefully. She placed the music on...