have a mind to

Verb

Meaning

have a mind to (third-person singular simple present has a mind to, present participle having a mind to, simple past and past participle had a mind to)

To intend to (do something).

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Examples

I have a mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it. Groucho Marx

My father had a dark glimmer in his eye as he moved behind her. "Old?” He spoke in a low voice as he began to rub her shoulders again. "Woman, I have a mind to prove you wrong.” She smiled a wry smile. "Sir, I have a mind to let you.”. Patrick Rothfuss

Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them. Sitting Bull

The idle always have a mind to do something. Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues

An empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders. Thomas Traherne

Young people talk of what they are doing; old people of what they have done; and fools of what they have a mind to do. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

have a mental collapse have a mind like a sieve have a mind of its own have a minimal diet have a miscarriage have a misunderstanding