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
Ekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Shevaunshə-VAWN (English)Irish, English (Rare)
ZoÉzo-EFrench
Widad-Arabic
Pavlina-Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Antoniusan-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)Ancient Roman, Dutch