put one's mind to it
put one's mind to it verb: to apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.
Verb
put one's mind to it (third-person singular simple present puts one's mind to it, present participle putting one's mind to it, simple past and past participle put one's mind to it)
- To apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.
- You can do anything, if you put your mind to it.
Forms of put one's mind to it
| third-person singular present | puts one's mind to it |
|---|---|
| present participle | putting one's mind to it |
| past participle | put one's mind to it |
| past | put one's mind to it |
Questions about put one's mind to it
- What does put one's mind to it mean?
- Put one's mind to it means to apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.
- What part of speech is put one's mind to it?
- Put one's mind to it is a verb.
- What is the past tense of put one's mind to it?
- The past tense of put one's mind to it is put one's mind to it.
Words near put one's mind to it in the dictionary
- put one's heart into
- put one's heart on one's sleeve
- put one's house in order
- put one's household in order
- put one's legs under someone's mahogany
- put one's mind to it
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- put one's money where one's mouth was
- put one's name in the hat
- put one's neck out
- put one's oar in
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