"have a mind to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has a mind to [present, singular, third-person], having a mind to [participle, present], had a mind to [participle, past], had a mind to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a mind to}} have a mind to (third-person singular simple present has a mind to, present participle having a mind to, simple past and past participle had a mind to)
  1. To intend to (do something). Hyponyms: have half a mind to (alt: litotes)
    Sense id: en-have_a_mind_to-en-verb-tzDkdDpa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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