have (someone or something) in mind

idiom

: to be thinking of (someone or something): such as

: to be thinking of choosing (someone) for a job, position, etc.

They have you in mind for the job.

: to be thinking of doing (something)

"I'd like to do something special for our anniversary." "What sort of thing did you have in mind?"

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But Trump also suggested tariffs could be linked to TikTok’s fate, raising questions about the kind of hard bargaining the president may have in mind in the months ahead. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025 The future that Zelensky and many of his countrymen have in mind is one in which Russia is defeated. —

Simon Shuster, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025 But disengagement, which is what Trump seems to have in mind, goes too far in the other direction. —

Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 Between driving in the snow and preventing your pipes from freezing, there are many things to have in mind when winter approaches and brings freezing temperatures and snow with it. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have (someone or something) in mind

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