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 trickentry 1 sense 4) containing hearts
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 heartHave 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