to heart
- verb
- /hɑrt/
- Texting
- A friend and I put up this billboard together that said I heart JK Rowling.
I know I do heart New York.
- I know I do heart New York.
- A friend and I put up this billboard together that said I heart JK Rowling.
Examples
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Here's why everybody hearts Omar, even after his demise.
Blog text (26) -
Oh, I heart them so much.
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I know I do heart New York.
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Oh, how cute, he hearts his mommy.
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Yeah, because those who heart Fox, in my opinion, are being lied to.
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I'm never gonna heart him again.
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I have a bracelet that says I heart Johnny because I do.
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You really should end your texts with "x-o-x-o" or "I heart you."
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I just so heart this poem, and like other commenters, loved the Making Light reference.
Blog text (3) -
I heart the new coffee shop downtown because it makes the best lattes.
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
Phrasal Verbs
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heart as a verb comes from the heart symbol on websites and apps that shows 'like' or support, so to 'heart' a post is to click the heart and show you like it. This modern use links the old idea of feeling with a simple online action.