to one's mind

== English == === Etymology === From to + one’s + mind (“judgment, opinion, view; desire, inclination, intention”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tuː wʌnz ˈmaɪnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /tu wʌnz ˈmaɪnd/ Rhymes: -aɪnd === Prepositional phrase === to one's mind (idiomatic) From one's point of view, in one's opinion. Synonyms: in one's view, in one's eyes, in one's book, in someone's opinion; see also Thesaurus:in my opinion (archaic) According to one's desire or preference. Near-synonyms: to someone's liking, to someone's taste ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used with the first-person singular possessive adjective my, but also with other possessives. When used with a plural possessive adjective such as our or their, the plural form minds is sometimes used in the term. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “to one’s mind” under “mind, n.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2023. “to my mind, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “to my mind”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.