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heart

1 of 2

noun

plural hearts
1
a
: a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood
could feel her heart pounding
b
: a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart
c
: breast, bosom
placed his hand on his heart
d
: something resembling a heart in shape
specifically : a stylized representation of a heart
a card decorated with hearts and flowers
2
a
: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red heart
b
hearts plural : the suit comprising cards marked with hearts
the five of hearts
c
hearts plural in form but singular or plural in construction : a game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4) containing hearts
3
a
: personality, disposition
a cold heart
b
obsolete : intellect
4
: the emotional or moral nature as distinguished from the intellectual nature: such as
a
: generous disposition : compassion
a leader with heart
b
: love, affection
won her heart
c
: courage or enthusiasm especially when maintained during a difficult situation
never lost heart
see also take heart
5
: one's innermost character, feelings, or inclinations
knew it in his heart
a man after my own heart
6
a
: the central or innermost part : center
a cabin in the heart of the forest
b
: the essential or most vital part of something
the heart of the city
get to the heart of the matter
c
: the younger central compact part of a leafy rosette (such as a head of lettuce or stalk of celery)

Illustration of heart

Illustration of heart
  • 1 aorta
  • 2 pulmonary artery
  • 3 left atrium
  • 4 left ventricle
  • 5 right ventricle
  • 6 right atrium

heart

2 of 2

verb

hearted; hearting; hearts

transitive verb

1
informal
a
: love entry 2
Jane hearts John.
I loathe beer. But I heart beer commercials … Rochell D. Thomas
b
: to like (see like entry 1 sense 4) an online post, comment, etc., especially by clicking or tapping a heart-shaped symbol
The tweet still hits home so much, not just for us, but for the 2.6 million that hearted her tweet too. The Edge (Auckland, New Zealand)
2
archaic : hearten
3
archaic : to fix in the heart
Phrases
at heart
: in essence : basically, essentially
a romantic at heart
by heart
: by rote or from memory
knows the poem by heart
to heart
: with deep concern
took the criticism to heart

Example Sentences

Noun I could feel my heart pounding. He has a bad heart. He put his hand on his heart. When she heard the news, her heart filled with joy. She just couldn't find it in her heart to forgive them. I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be. a ruler without a heart Have a heart! Can't you see he needs help? See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Without using sperm or egg, the researchers produced an embryo that developed a beating heart and a brain from the stem cells of mice. Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 During a 12-hour shift, she can be reassigned from her job on the heart and vascular progressive care unit up to three times, moving from understaffed unit to understaffed unit every four hours. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Bible verses for a broken heart can serve as healing scripture to get you through the darker days when depression controls your thoughts. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 9 Sep. 2022 Gold medal winner and former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who received an Order of the British Empire award in 2018 for the queen's birthday honors, also posted a tribute with a white heart. Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 He is placed on a heart and lung machine due to severe problems. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 My audience is for anybody that's got a beating heart. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 There may be no strings on this Pinocchio, but there isn’t much of a heart in him either. Andrew Barker, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Duran remembers her son to be a loving boy with a big heart, always putting others before him. Erica Y King, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, cor, Greek kardia

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of heart was before the 12th century

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