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set one's heart upon

set one's heart upon is the alternative form of set one's heart on.

Meaning of set one's heart on

Verb

set one's heart on (third-person singular simple present sets one's heart on, present participle setting one's heart on, simple past and past participle set one's heart on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.
    • With all the willful eagerness of a child she set her heart on that visit, and from morning till night she would talk with her little boys of the journey to what seemed to her the brightest, most sacred spot on earth, next to her present home.1856, T. S. Arthur, “A True Tale of Life”, in The Wedding Guest

Forms of set one's heart upon

third-person singular presentsets one's heart upon
present participlesetting one's heart upon
past participleset one's heart upon
pastset one's heart upon

Questions about set one's heart upon

What is set one's heart upon the alternative form of?
Set one's heart upon is the alternative form of set one's heart on.

Words near set one's heart upon in the dictionary

  1. set one's cap at
  2. set one's face against
  3. set one's hair on fire
  4. set one's hand to
  5. set one's heart on
  6. set one's heart upon
  7. set one's house in order
  8. set one's shoulder to the wheel
  9. set one's sights
  10. set one's watch back
  11. set one's watch by someone

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