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have in mind

have in mind verb: to consider, to contemplate, to intend.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To consider, to contemplate, to intend.
    • That's not what I had in mind, but I'll take it.
    • I had in mind going shopping this afternoon.

have in mind meaning in Sanskrit

have in mind in Sanskrit

have in mind
ईहति ī́hati

Forms of have in mind

third-person singular presenthas in mind
present participlehaving in mind
past participlehad in mind
pasthad in mind
alternative formhave got in mind

Questions about have in mind

What does have in mind mean?
Have in mind means to consider, to contemplate, to intend.
What is have in mind in Sanskrit?
Have in mind in Sanskrit is ईहति (ī́hati). See Have in mind meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is have in mind?
Have in mind is a verb.
What is the past tense of have in mind?
The past tense of have in mind is had in mind.

Words near have in mind in the dictionary

  1. have had one's day
  2. have had one's day under the sun
  3. have here
  4. have I got news for you
  5. have in
  6. have in mind
  7. have it
  8. have it all
  9. have it away
  10. have it bad
  11. have it both ways

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