mind you

English

(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly Britain) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement
These shirts are very expensive. Mind you, they are excellent quality.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
  
  Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
(literally, mind + you…) Be careful, pay attention, make sure (not) to do something; keep (it) in mind, don't forget, remember (to do) something.
Mind you don't fall.

Mind you shut the doors.

introducing a qualification or contrastive statement

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.