to one's mind

Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic)

1. (idiomatic) From one's point of view, in one's opinion.
   • To my mind if you’ve talked to Stacy then you’ve talked to Beth, since they tell each other everything.
   • To her mind, the only thing worse than public speaking is public dancing.

   Synonyms:

   in my view, in someone's eyes, in one's book, in one's opinion

2. (archaic, idiomatic) According to one's desire or preference.
   • Near-synonyms: to someone's liking, to someone's taste
   • I haue a perſon or a beeſt accordyng to my mynde⸝ I haue them in ſuche awe as I deſyre: I ay bien a mayn, I haue this boye accordynge to my mynde: I ay ce garcon bien a mayn, or a mon intencion.1530 July 28 (Gregorian calendar), Iohan Palsgraue [i.e., John Palsgrave], “The Table of Verbes”, in Lesclarcissement de la langue francoyse⸝ […], [London]: […] [Richard Pynson] fynnysshed by Iohan...

   Synonyms:

   to someone's liking, to someone's taste