Verb
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).
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