heart
- noun
- /hɑrt/
- From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
- broken heart
- change of heart
- take heart
I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
- I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
- If that's what's in your heart now, do it.
- And that's to love with all your heart and hold nothing back.
- From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
- If you offer them your heart, they're going to respond.
- Like I can hold in my head and in my heart simultaneously.
- And we had gone through some deep heart experiences.
- How hard this shows your lovers heart to be my love.
- They know that our heart speaks the language.
- What God wants is our hearts like He created us.
Examples
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I have a very soft spot in my heart for this guy.
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So God is felt by the heart, not by reason.
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Take those next steps with an open heart and an open mind.
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Again, I give my heart to you.
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How are you different in your heart and mind from the way you were last year?
Academic text (2011) -
Mary took this student's words to heart and began searching for better ways to teach.
Academic text (2008) -
Changing the minds and hearts of a school, district, or community is a challenge.
Academic text (2015) -
This is a huge sacrifice, and it's not really worth it if your heart's not in it.
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I know that I should find forgiveness in my heart, but I can't.
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From the bottom of my heart, I truly appreciate your kindness.
Synonyms
A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing
Courage to do something despite feeling afraid
A gentle caring feeling of love and concern for someone
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
The deepest feeling a person has inside that they do not show
A brave, determined attitude when facing danger or difficulty
The courage and determination to keep going in hard situations
Deep feelings that strongly affect someone
The chest used in writing to mean deep feelings
An old or literary word for the heart as the center of feeling
A strong love and friendship for a person or thing
Deep feelings of love or sympathy that make you feel moved
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
Antonyms
Idioms
To be able to do something difficult because you feel kind or brave
- Informal
To feel very jealous or sad because someone else has what you want
- Informal
A feeling of being very nervous and afraid because something scary or unknown might happen
- Informal
To show your feelings openly so other people can see them
- Informal
Being apart from someone makes you care for them more
Compounds
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Specialized
A condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body
- Formal
A military medal given to people in the United States military who are wounded or killed in action
- Specialized
An operation where doctors open the chest to operate on the heart
- Offensive
A person who cares too much about people who are poor or treated unfairly
- Specialized
A condition in which the heart cannot pump blood well, causing fluid to build up in the body
- Specialized
A machine placed inside the body that does the work of a human heart
- Specialized
An unusual sound during a heartbeat that may show a problem with the valves in the heart
- Specialized
A heart problem present at birth that changes the heart's shape or how it works
- Specialized
A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood
- Specialized
A disease where arteries to the heart become narrow or blocked, causing less blood to reach the heart
- Specialized
The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting
- Specialized
A flap in the heart that lets blood flow one way and stops it flowing back
- Specialized
An artificial device in the heart that takes the place of a damaged part that controls blood flow
- Specialized
A lower chamber of the heart that gets blood and pumps it to the lungs or body
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
A heart with two upper chambers, as in mammals, birds, and reptiles
A small tropical tree that produces a heart-shaped fruit with a sweet-tart taste
- Specialized
Heart surgery done through a small cut without opening the chest
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
The main place or person in a home that makes people feel warm and come together
- Specialized
A machine that replaces a person's heart for a short time until they can get a new heart
- Specialized
A long-term heart condition in which past fevers damage the heart valves
How Caring
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heart came to mean feelings because people long thought emotions live in the heart, and the same old word appears in phrases like 'have heart' or 'lose heart'. So heart now often means the center of love, courage, or compassion.