Mentally
adverb
Refers to things that are related to the mind or done using the mind.
She is strong both physically and mentally
Often appears as...
- mentally prepared
- mentally strong
adverb
Indicating action or process in the mind.
He was mentally calculating the cost of the repair
Often appears as...
- mentally rehearsing
- mentally reviewing
Usage tips
Technical
adverb
Used to describe someone with a disease or disorder of the mind.
The facility provides help for mentally ill patients
Often appears as...
- mentally ill
- mentally disturbed
adverb
Refers to things that are related to the mind or done using the mind.
She is strong both physically and mentally
Often appears as...
- mentally prepared
- mentally strong
adverb
Indicating action or process in the mind.
He was mentally calculating the cost of the repair
Often appears as...
- mentally rehearsing
- mentally reviewing
Usage tips
Technical
adverb
Used to describe someone with a disease or disorder of the mind.
The facility provides help for mentally ill patients
Often appears as...
- mentally ill
- mentally disturbed
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Strength
Indicates resilience traditionally associated with character, not just intellect.
Despite the setbacks, she remained mentally strong.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Context
Often used to describe readiness for an event beyond physical aspects.
He was mentally prepared for the marathon.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Activity
Can describe an action performed by thinking, not involving physical movement.
She solved the puzzle mentally before writing anything down.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Strength
Indicates resilience traditionally associated with character, not just intellect.
Despite the setbacks, she remained mentally strong.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Context
Often used to describe readiness for an event beyond physical aspects.
He was mentally prepared for the marathon.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Activity
Can describe an action performed by thinking, not involving physical movement.
She solved the puzzle mentally before writing anything down.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Strength
Indicates resilience traditionally associated with character, not just intellect.
Despite the setbacks, she remained mentally strong.
Pro Tip 2/3Preparation Context
Often used to describe readiness for an event beyond physical aspects.
He was mentally prepared for the marathon.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Activity
Can describe an action performed by thinking, not involving physical movement.
She solved the puzzle mentally before writing anything down.
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Video examples
How big is infinity? -...
and it got so bad for him that he suffered severe depression, and spent the last half of his life in and out of mental institutions. But eventually, his ideas won out. Today, they're considered fundamental and magnificent. All research mathematicians accept these ideas, every college math major learns them, and I've explained them to you in a few minutes.
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What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
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How playing an...
found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay
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Photography as...
It's a beautiful process to really take in nature and take in the landscapes that you want to shoot. And for me, I've dealt with acute anxiety my entire life, and have tried to find ways to, you know, express myself or change my relationship with my mental health in a major way.
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Why elephants never...
The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors, but it doesn't explain some of the things we're just beginning to learn about their mental lives. Elephants communicate using everything from body signals and vocalizations,
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How to write descriptivel...
Chances are the second description wasn't as vivid to you as the first. The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. Fiction engages the senses, helps us create vivid mental simulacra
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Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
Yeah, he's checking me out. When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
because it's scientifically meaningless. I feel it's very important to talk about a specific crop and a specific product, and think about the needs of the consumer. So part of what's happening here is that there's a mental model
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Are you a body with a...
are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world.
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Understanding bipolar...
been wrestling with the symptoms and the stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my condition with a few friends
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How big is infinity? -...
and it got so bad for him that he suffered severe depression, and spent the last half of his life in and out of mental institutions. But eventually, his ideas won out. Today, they're considered fundamental and magnificent. All research mathematicians accept these ideas, every college math major learns them, and I've explained them to you in a few minutes.
Video examples
What is depression? -...
it takes the average person suffering with a mental illness over ten years to ask for help. But there are very effective treatments. Medications and therapy complement each other to boost brain chemicals. In extreme cases, electroconvulsive therapy, which is like a controlled seizure in the patient's brain,
Video examples
How playing an...
found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay
Video examples
Photography as...
It's a beautiful process to really take in nature and take in the landscapes that you want to shoot. And for me, I've dealt with acute anxiety my entire life, and have tried to find ways to, you know, express myself or change my relationship with my mental health in a major way.
Video examples
Why elephants never...
The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors, but it doesn't explain some of the things we're just beginning to learn about their mental lives. Elephants communicate using everything from body signals and vocalizations,
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
Chances are the second description wasn't as vivid to you as the first. The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. Fiction engages the senses, helps us create vivid mental simulacra
Video examples
Attacked by a Lion? PIPE...
Yeah, he's checking me out. When he fixes you with those eyes, you just can't help -It's quite intimidating. -It is, yeah. -All right. -Napoleon's on a hair-trigger. He could go from kitten to killer in an instant. He's a bit mental.
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
because it's scientifically meaningless. I feel it's very important to talk about a specific crop and a specific product, and think about the needs of the consumer. So part of what's happening here is that there's a mental model
Video examples
Are you a body with a...
are deeply integrated with the activity in our brains to form what we call consciousness. From the day we're born, our mental development is formed through our body's interaction with the external world.
Video examples
Understanding bipolar...
been wrestling with the symptoms and the stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my condition with a few friends
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Ryan Reynolds
Canadian Actor
I know there are actors we all want to beat up a little. I think it's important to do whatever it takes, and whatever it takes sometimes involves some physical or mental discipline. There's a lot at stake.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.
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Wendelin Van Draanen
American Author
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
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Sarah Jeffery
Canadian Actress
Mental health is something that's really important to me.
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
Working out is so mentally and physically important.
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Vijay Shankar
Indian Admiral
How prepared we are mentally is very important.
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Ryan Reynolds
Canadian Actor
I know there are actors we all want to beat up a little. I think it's important to do whatever it takes, and whatever it takes sometimes involves some physical or mental discipline. There's a lot at stake.
Quote examples
Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
Quote examples
Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Quote examples
Shannon Bream
American Journalist
Routine is important to me and keeps me mentally and physically healthy.
Quote examples
Wendelin Van Draanen
American Author
I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
Quote examples
Sarah Jeffery
Canadian Actress
Mental health is something that's really important to me.
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
Working out is so mentally and physically important.
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Vijay Shankar
Indian Admiral
How prepared we are mentally is very important.
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