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sets one's heart on

sets one's heart on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about sets one's heart on

What is sets one's heart on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sets one's heart on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set one's heart on.

Words near sets one's heart on in the dictionary

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

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