make up one's mind
make up one's mind verb: to decide; to reach a conclusion.
Verb
make up one's mind (third-person singular simple present makes up one's mind, present participle making up one's mind, simple past and past participle made up one's mind)
- To decide; to reach a conclusion.
- I can't make up my mind whether to have ice cream or cake.
- "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter II, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- judge, make a decision, choose up, decide, determine, resolve, find, posken, take a decision, work out
make up one's mind meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Thai
make up one's mind in Bengali
- to decide, to reach a conclusion
- ঠিক করা ṭhik kora
make up one's mind in Arabic
- to decide, to reach a conclusion
- وَطَّنَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى waṭṭana nafsahu ʕalā, عَزَمَ ʕazama, قَرَّرَ qarrara, صَمَّمَ ṣammama, حسم أمره, اختار
make up one's mind in Thai
- to decide, to reach a conclusion
- ตัดสินใจ dtàt-sǐn-jai
Synonyms of make up one's mind
Forms of make up one's mind
| third-person singular present | makes up one's mind |
|---|---|
| present participle | making up one's mind |
| past participle | made up one's mind |
| past | made up one's mind |
Questions about make up one's mind
- What does make up one's mind mean?
- Make up one's mind means to decide; to reach a conclusion.
- What is make up one's mind in Bengali?
- Make up one's mind in Bengali is ঠিক করা (ṭhik kora). See Make up one's mind meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is make up one's mind?
- Make up one's mind is a verb.
- What is the past tense of make up one's mind?
- The past tense of make up one's mind is made up one's mind.
Words near make up one's mind in the dictionary
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