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set one's heart on
set one's heart on
Also, have one's heart set on. Strongly desire something, as in I'd set my heart on a vacation in New Mexico but got sick and couldn't go, or Harry had his heart set on a new pickup truck. [Late 1300s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Waramunt | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Pearlie | | PURL-ee | English |
Montgomery | | mənt-GUM-ər-ee, mənt-GUM-ree | English |
AurÉL | | - | Hungarian |
Publius | | PUWB-li-uws (Ancient Roman), PUB-lee-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
Bijou | | - | Various |