on someone's mind

prepositional phrase

Preoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughts.

“She had been on his mind since they met at the bar late last night.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticPreoccupying someone; present in someone's thoughts.

    She had been on his mind since they met at the bar late last night.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 在……的腦海裡 /在……的脑海里
  • 在……的腦海裡 /在……的脑海里 (zài... de nǎohǎi lǐ)preoccupying someone
Finnish olla jonkun mielessä
  • olla jonkun mielessäpreoccupying someone
Polish na głowie
  • na głowiepreoccupying someone
Cite this entry
APA

on someone's mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20someone's%20mind

MLA

“on someone's mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20someone's%20mind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on someone's mind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20someone's%20mind.

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