phrasal verb (fixed expression) · neutral
make up one's mind
/meɪk ˈʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd/MAKE·up·ONE'S·MIND
speaking
to decide (after thinking about something)
Examples
“She finally made up her mind to study abroad.”
“Have you made up your mind yet?”
“It took him weeks to make up his mind about which course to choose.”
Band 8 sentence
“He finally made up his mind to accept the scholarship, recognising it was the best chance to advance his career.”
Collocations
- make up your mind
- make up one's mind to do something
Word family
make up one's mind (v) phrase / phrasal verbmade up my/your/his/her mind verb phrase (inflected)
Common mistakes
I need to make mind.→I need to make up my mind.
Have you made the mind?→Have you made up your mind?
Say it for a higher band
5choose→6decide→7+make up one's mind
Synonyms
decide
Easily confused
decide
“She decided to study medicine after a year of thinking.”
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