put one's mind to it in English

Audio: En-au-put one's mind to it.ogg

[Australia] Forms: puts one's mind to it [present, singular, third-person], putting one's mind to it [participle, present], put one's mind to it [participle, past], put one's mind to it [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's mind to it}} put one's mind to it (third-person singular simple present puts one's mind to it, present participle putting one's mind to it, simple past and past participle put one's mind to it)

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"put one's mind to it" meaning in English

Verb