"have a mind of one's own" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-have a mind of one's own.ogg [Australia] Forms: has a mind of one's own [present, singular, third-person], having a mind of one's own [participle, present], had a mind of one's own [participle, past], had a mind of one's own [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a mind of one's own}} have a mind of one's own (third-person singular simple present has a mind of one's own, present participle having a mind of one's own, simple past and past participle had a mind of one's own)
  1. (idiomatic) To form one's personal opinions and choose one's actions without being governed by the views or choices of others; to be independently minded; to think for oneself. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: make up one's mind Translations (Translations): penser par soi-même (French), juger par soi-même (French), mieć własne zdanie [imperfective] (Polish), ter opinião própria (Portuguese), pensar por si mesmo (Portuguese), no casarse con nadie (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-have_a_mind_of_one's_own-en-verb-EviZAxMt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 70 30
  2. (of an inanimate or non-sentient thing, with 'its' or 'their') To seem to possess animate qualities or a conscious will, especially a will to misbehave.
    Sense id: en-have_a_mind_of_one's_own-en-verb-K9rC8Wxn

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