heavy heart
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4.0
- noun
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gran pesar
- Well then, please know that what I say, I say with a heavy heart.
- go with a heavy heart
- said with a heavy heart
- heavy heart that I announce
It is with an amazingly heavy heart that I must share some very sad news.
- It is with an amazingly heavy heart that I must share some very sad news.
- And so it is, with heavy hearts and a very light governor, we pay tribute to the fallen.
- Here's some tips that I want to share with you on what not to do if you are just experiencing A breakup and having a heavy heart.
- So with a heavy heart and the gravest of respects, I say yar.
Examples
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I have a heavy heart when I think of their families and their grief.
Blog text (17) -
He farewelled his brother with a heavy heart.
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I do this with a heavy heart, John.
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I come to you with a heavy heart.
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I leave him with a heavy heart.
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My fellow Americans... ...it is with a heavy heart... ...that I speak to you this afternoon.
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It is with a heavy heart that I make this decision.
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With a heavy heart, she walked back down the stairs and into Aunt May's bedroom.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a heavy heart, Eliza listened to Will Gordon explain that nothing had changed.
Fiction book (1994) -
It is with a heavy heart that I make this decision.
Synonyms
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4.8
Strong emotional pain you feel after losing someone or when love fails
64
3.4
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
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3.7
A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss
A feeling of deep sadness and loss
A deep, painful sadness from missing someone or something
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning follows directly from combining 'heavy' (weighty, burdened) with 'heart' (the emotional center), so the idea of being emotionally burdened or sad is easily inferable. This heart-as-emotions metaphor is common across languages and uses a straightforward compositional pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both words can understand the phrase.
Etymology
Heavy heart comes from the simple image of a heart feeling like a heavy weight in your chest, as if something heavy is pressing you down and making you slow and tired. So, saying you have a heavy heart means 'deep sadness'.