0 the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body:
1 used to refer to a person's character, or the place within a person where feelings or emotions are considered to come from:
I love you, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart (= very sincerely).
I love you with all my heart (= very much).
He said he'd never marry but he had a change of heart (= his feelings changed) when he met her.
Homelessness is a subject very close/dear to her heart (= is very important to her and she has strong feelings about it).
He broke her heart (= made her very sad) when he left her for another woman.
It breaks my heart (= makes me feel very sad) to see him so unhappy.
They say he died of a broken heart (= because he was so sad).
old-fashioned It does my heart good (= makes me very happy) to see those children so happy.
His heart leaped (= he suddenly felt very excited and happy) when the phone rang.
2 the central or most important part:
The demonstrators will march through the heart of the capital.
A disagreement about boundaries is at the heart of the dispute.
Let's get to the heart of the matter.
artichoke hearts
the heart of a lettuce
3 courage, determination, or hope:
4 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
5 one of the four suits in playing cards, represented by a red heart shape:
6 used to say that you like someone or something very much:
I heart New York.
7 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.
8 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.
9 the central or most important part:
[ C usually sing ] Protestors marched through the heart of the city.
10 a shape used to represent the heart, esp. as a symbol of love
The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
The bullet missed his heart by a couple of centimetres.
I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.
She remained silent, for her heart was heavy and her spirits low.
She's very understanding - you feel you can really open your heart to her.
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