heartnoun(ORGAN)
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the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body:
He's got a weak/bad heart (= his heart is not healthy).
Isabel's heart was beating fast with fright.
the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body:
He's got a weak/bad heart (= his heart is not healthy).
Isabel's heart was beating fast with fright.
used to refer to a person's character, or the place within a person where feelings or emotions are considered to come from:
She has a good heart (= she is a kind person).
change of heart He said he'd never marry but he had a change of heart (= his feelings changed) when he met her.
broken heart They say he died of a broken heart (= because he was so sad).
heart leaps His heart leaped (= he suddenly felt very excited and happy) when the phone rang.
the central or most important part:
the heart of The demonstrators will march through the heart of the capital.
at the heart of A disagreement about boundaries is at the heart of the dispute.
heart of the matter Let's get to the heart of the matter.
the firm central part of a vegetable, especially one with a lot of leaves:
artichoke hearts
the heart of a lettuce
courage, determination, or hope:
lose heart You're doing really well - don't lose heart now.
take heart Take heart - things can only get better.
a shape, consisting of two half circles next to each other at the top and a V shape at the bottom, often coloured pink or red and used to represent love
a playing card from the suit of hearts:
In this game, a heart beats a club.
used to say that you like someone or something very much:
I heart New York.
the organ inside the chest that sends the blood around the body:
heart disease
The paramedics took his pulse to see if his heart was still beating.
the center of a person’s emotions, or the general character of someone:
[ C ] He has a good/kind heart (= is a kind and generous person).
[ C ] Our hearts were broken (= We were very sad) at the news of the accident.
[ C ] Homelessness is a subject close/near to her heart (= is important to her and is a subject she feels strongly about).
[ U ] In his heart (= According to his true feelings), he knew she was right.
She can be abrupt with people at times, but at heart (= basically) she’s a good person.
the central or most important part:
[ C usually sing ] Protestors marched through the heart of the city.
The heart of a vegetable, esp. a leafy one, is its firm, central part:
[ C ] artichoke hearts
a shape used to represent the heart, esp. as a symbol of love