Example: I have in mind a plan for our weekend trip.
Definition
"To have in mind" means to be thinking about or considering something deliberately. It involves keeping an idea, plan, or intention in one's thoughts as a focus or point of reference, like when someone says, 'I have in mind a plan for our weekend trip.'
The phrase "to have in mind" originates from the use of 'have' meaning to possess or hold, combined with 'mind,' which historically refers to the faculty of thinking or consciousness. The expression evolved to describe the act of holding an idea or intention within one's thoughts. Did you know? This phrase has been used since at least the 16th century to express mental consideration.
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"To have in mind" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 123 commonly used expressions.
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