Change your mind means to decide differently and give up a decision or plan you had made. People also say it when their opinion of someone or something changes: I've changed my mind about the new manager. Your changes with the person: I changed my mind, she changed her mind. The phrase is neutral, so you can use it anywhere, from a chat with a friend to an email to customer support.
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change your/my/her mind (about + noun/-ing); change somebody's mind (= persuade)
- I was going to study law, but I changed my mind after a summer job at a hospital.
- You can cancel the hotel for free if you change your mind before Friday.
- Nothing I said could change my manager's mind about the new schedule.
What changed
First versionI wanted to buy a laptop, but then I changed my opinion and bought a tablet.
RevisionI wanted to buy a laptop, but then I changed my mind and bought a tablet.
Change my opinion may look right, but opinion is your view on an issue, and people use it when they have rethought their attitude to something. When you give up a purchase, a trip or another plan, the phrase is change my mind.
Change your mind means you decide differently yourself. Change someone's mind means persuading another person: in The reviews changed my mind about the film, it was the reviews that persuaded me. The word before mind shows whose view changed.
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Sam had booked a table for eight, but at the last minute he ___ and stayed at home.
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changed his mind — Sam gave up his plan; in other words, he changed his mind. Changed his opinion would mean he rethought his views on some issue, not that he cancelled dinner at a restaurant.
Think of a plan you gave up at the last minute. Write what you were going to do and why you changed your mind.
I was going to buy a new phone, but I changed my mind at the last minute because my old one still works well.
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