"know one's own mind" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-know one's own mind.ogg Forms: knows one's own mind [present, singular, third-person], knowing one's own mind [participle, present], knew one's own mind [past], known one's own mind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> one's own mind}} know one's own mind (third-person singular simple present knows one's own mind, present participle knowing one's own mind, simple past knew one's own mind, past participle known one's own mind)
  1. (idiomatic) To clearly understand one's own feelings, intentions, preferences, etc; to know precisely what one wants; to be decisive or determined. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: know one's mind, know one's own head Translations (Translations): saber què es fa (algú) (Catalan), tietää mitä haluta (Finnish), tietää mitä tahtoa (Finnish), se connaître (French), себе́ на уме́ (sebé na umé) (Russian), saber lo que se pesca (alguien) (Spanish), kes heway xo zano (Zazaki)

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