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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Another chess question:cross

Hi.
In
"...and [it] gives What a free hand to do anything else that crosses his mind"

May I substitute "crosses his mind" with 'he likes /wants"?

Thanks in advance
  

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Not exactly. "CROSS HIS MIND" is one of several phrases that just mean "to be thought of". They describe an idea, a question, a memory, etc appearing in the person's mind.

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  • Not exactly.
  • "CROSS HIS MIND" is one of several phrases that just mean "to be thought of".
  • They describe an idea, a question, a memory, etc appearing in the person's mind.
  • Other similar phrases: "I THOUGHT OF an idea" "An idea OCCURRED TO ME" "A thought CROSSED MY MIND" "A thought CAME TO MIND"
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Not exactly. "CROSS HIS MIND" is one of several phrases that just mean "to be thought of". They describe an idea, a question, a memory, etc appearing in the person's mind.
Other similar phrases:
"I THOUGHT OF an idea"
"An idea OCCURRED TO ME"
"A thought CROSSED MY MIND"
"A thought CAME TO MIND"
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voluntarily or involuntarily?
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It's hard to say really. Generally an idea would CROSS YOUR MIND as a result of some existing thought which triggers the recollection of the memory of the idea, I suppose. Whether this recollection is voluntary or involuntary is a moot point, I think, but the recollection is probably not intended or deliberate. You could say the association is a link in a chain of linked thoughts or ideas that com
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Is it the same as 'comes to his mind'?
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Similar. CROSS HIS MIND implies a random, unassociated, unbidden nature, whereas COME TO HIS MIND may imply an association of thoughts, but they are similar.
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