have in mind

verb

To consider, to contemplate, to intend.

“I had in mind to go shopping.”

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Meanings

verbhave in mind (third-person singular simple present has in mind, present participle having in mind, simple past and past participle had in mind)

present singular third person has in mind · participle present having in mind · participle past had in mind · past had in mind · alternative have got in mind

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo consider, to contemplate, to intend.

    I had in mind to go shopping.

    5 more examples

    That's not what I had in mind, but I'll take it.

    I had in mind going shopping this afternoon.

    I had your birthday in mind when I went shopping.

    I had in mind your birthday when I went shopping.

    I had it in mind to buy you a present.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbintend to refer to

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associatetie inrelate
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meanthink of

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch in gedachte hebben
  • in gedachte hebbenconsider, intend
Finnish olla mielessä
  • olla mielessäconsider, intend
French avoir en tête
  • avoir en têteconsider, intend
Hungarian gondol
  • gondolconsider, intend
Italian avere in mente
  • avere in menteconsider, intend
Polish mieć na myśli
  • mieć na myśliconsider, intend
Russian име́ть в виду́
  • име́ть в виду́ (imétʹ v vidú)consider, intend
Yiddish האָבן אין זינען
  • האָבן אין זינען (hobn in zinen)consider, intend
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have in mind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20in%20mind.

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