SET ONE'S HEART (OR HOPES) ON

Meaning of SET ONE'S HEART (OR HOPES) ON in English

set one's heart ( or hopes) on

have a strong desire for or to do.

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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — I Organ that pumps blood, circulating it to all parts of the body (see circulation ). The human heart is …
Английский словарь Британика
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOPES — present third singular of hope plural of hope
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEART — /hahrt/ , n. 1. Anat. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEART — I. ˈhärt noun Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, …
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Webster English vocab
HEART — noun courage; courageous purpose; spirit. 2. heart ·noun vital part; secret meaning; real intention. 3. heart ·noun a term of …
Webster English vocab
HEART — [heart] n [ME hert, fr. OE heorte; akin to OHG herza heart, L cord-, cor, Gk kardia] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEART — organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be a straight tube, as in spiders and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — / hɑːt; NAmE hɑːrt/ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the organ in the chest that sends blood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEART — n. 1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HEART — n.1 a hollow muscular organ maintaining the circulation of blood by rhythmic contraction and dilation. 2 the region of the …
Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEART — ( hearts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your heart is the …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
HEART — n. heart clam artificial heart bleeding heart congenital heart disease congestive heart failure coronary heart disease ischemic heart disease heart …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Slang English vocab
HOPES — • ↑ dash (sb's) hopes • ↑ get your hopes up • ↑ have high hopes • ↑ pin your …
Longman Activator English vocab
HEART — See ↑ MAIN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman after your own heart • ↑ at heart • ↑ break …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — n. 25B6; noun his heart stopped beating : informal ticker. See list. he poured out his heart : EMOTIONS, feelings, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEART — See: AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART, AT HEART, EAT ONE'S HEART OUT, BREAK ONE'S HEART, BY HEART, CHANGE OF HEART, CROSS …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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HOPES — Надежды
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEART — 1. сущ. 1) прям. сердце (орган тела); больное, пораженное какой-л. болезнью сердце Slow down or you'll give me a heart. …
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