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on someone's mind

on someone's mind prepositional phrase: preoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughts.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Preoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughts.
    • She had been on his mind since they met at the bar late last night.

Questions about on someone's mind

What does on someone's mind mean?
On someone's mind means preoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughts.
What part of speech is on someone's mind?
On someone's mind is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on someone's mind in the dictionary

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