heart
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[edit] Etymology
Old English heorte < Proto-Germanic *xirtan < Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Swedish hjärta. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek καρδία, Latin cor, Welsh craidd, Irish croí, Russian сердце, Lithuanian širdis.
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- (RP) IPA: /hɑːt/, SAMPA: /hA:t/
- (GenAm) IPA: /hɑɹt/, SAMPA: /hArt/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t
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heart (plural hearts)
- (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[1], page 266:
- In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.
- 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion[1], page 266:
- (uncountable) Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
- The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.
- 2008, "Rights trampled in rush to deport immigrant workers," Quaker Action (magazine), vol. 89, no. 3, page 8:
- "We provided a lot of brains and a lot of heart to the response when it was needed," says Sandra Sanchez, director of AFSC's Immigrants' Voice Program in Des Moines.
- A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes <3.
- 1998, Pat Cadigan, Tea From an Empty Cup, page 106:
- "Aw. Thank you." The Cherub kissed the air between them and sent a small cluster of tiny red hearts at her.
- 1998, Pat Cadigan, Tea From an Empty Cup, page 106:
- A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- The centre, essence, or core.
- 1899, Robert Barr, The Strong Arm, ch. 3:
- At last she spoke in a low voice, hesitating slightly, nevertheless going with incisive directness into the very heart of the problem.
- 1899, Robert Barr, The Strong Arm, ch. 3:
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terms derived from “heart”
[edit] Translations
an organ
emotions or kindness
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a shape or symbol
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a suit of cards
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centre or core
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[edit] Verb
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to heart (third-person singular simple present hearts, present participle hearting, simple past and past participle hearted)
- (transitive, poetic or humorous) To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
- 1905, Capt. James, William Wordsworth (editor), Poems and Extracts, page 81
- I heart to pray their bones may rest in peace
- 2000, pixie, Goths need to take a chill pill, alt.gothic
- Well, then I regret to inform you that you are NOT goth. Goths (heart) anal beads.
- 2001 April 6, Michael Baldwin, "The Heart Has Its Reasons", Commonweal
- We're but the sum of all our terrors until we heart the dove.
- 2006, Susan Reinhardt, Bulldog doesn't have to rely on the kindness of strangers to draw attention, Citizen-Times.com
- I guess at this point we were supposed to feel elated she'd come to her senses and decided she hearts dogs after all.
- 2008 January 30, "Cheese in our time: Blur and Oasis to end feud with a Stilton", The Guardian (London)
- The further we delve into this "story", the more convinced we become of one thing: We heart the Goss.
- 2008 July 25, "The Media Hearts Obama?", On The Media, National Public Radio
- 1905, Capt. James, William Wordsworth (editor), Poems and Extracts, page 81
- (transitive, obsolete) To encourage.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
- (intransitive, agriculture, botany) To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
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