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]
See also: heart, on, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SanderSAHN-dər (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Erminhilt-Ancient Germanic
GretaGRE-tah (German), GRET-ə (English)Swedish, German, English
FemkeFEM-kə (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
JasmynJAZ-minEnglish (Modern)
Arlo-English