put mind to



put one's mind to something

 and set one's mind to something
Fig. to concentrate on doing something; to give the doing of something one's full attention. I know I can do it if I put my mind to it. I will set my mind to it and finish by noon.
See also: mind, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jacquetta[dʒə'ketə]
LeopoldLE-o-pawlt (German), LAY-o-pawlt (Dutch), LEE-ə-pold (English), le-AW-pawlt (Polish)German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
GÜNterGUWN-terGerman
Tayyib-Arabic
Ambrogino-Italian
Pernel-English (Archaic)