Phrase guide

to one's mind

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tuː wʌnz ˈmaɪnd/
  • General-American: /tu wʌnz ˈmaɪnd/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnd

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

From one's point of view, in one's opinion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • To my mind if you’ve talked to Stacy then you’ve talked to Beth, since they tell each other everything.
  • To her mind, the only thing worse than public speaking is public dancing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in my view, in someone's eyes, in one's book, in one's opinion

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

According to one's desire or preference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, idiomatic

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: to someone's liking, to someone's taste

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: to someone's liking, to someone's taste

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From to + one’s + mind (“judgment, opinion, view; desire, inclination, intention”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: по мое усмотрение (po moe usmotrenie) — according to one’s desire or preference
  • Finnish: mielensä mukaan — according to one’s desire or preference
  • Polish: wedle upodobania — according to one’s desire or preference