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read someone's mind

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To guess or deduce what someone is thinking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 讀懂某人的心思 /读懂某人的心思 (dúdǒng mǒurén de xīnsī) — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Finnish: lukea jonkun ajatukset — to guess what someone is thinking
  • French: lire dans les pensées — to guess what someone is thinking
  • German: jemandes Gedanken lesen — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Portuguese: ler a mente de alguém — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Russian: чита́ть мы́сли (čitátʹ mýsli) — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Serbo-Croatian: читати мисли — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Serbo-Croatian: čitati misli — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Spanish: leer la mente — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Thai: อ่านใจ — to guess what someone is thinking
  • Turkish: aklını okumak — to guess what someone is thinking