Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

change one's mind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: change one's -mind
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decide differently than one had decided before.

Example Sentences

"What about the love we made so sweet? / Arе you sure you wanna go? (Are you sure?) / Think about it, baby, bеcause I know / I know that you wanna, you wanna change your mind"
"So don’t necessarily assume that something has changed if I appear to have changed my mind, sometimes my mind is all that’s changed."
"Of course, I was not always right. I questioned the value of Crossrail (a scheme revived by Prescott after being scrapped by the Conservatives), suggesting wrongly that it may be "doomed to hit the buffers" […]. A dozen years later, I published my book on it, extolling the line's wonders. We are all allowed to change our minds."
"I’m looking for the ladies in this frantic sea But then I change my mind and I fall in love with me"

Inflected Forms

changes one's mind (present, singular) changing one's mind (participle, present) changed one's mind (participle, past) changed one's mind (past)

Phrases

change of mind change someone's mind change of heart close one's mind have second thoughts hearts and minds make up one's mind think better of

Frequently Paired Words

change of mind change someone's mind change of heart close one's mind have second thoughts hearts and minds make up one's mind prevaricate

Synonyms

backtrack budge

Questions

What does change one's mind mean?: To decide differently than one had decided before.

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