take to heart

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take (something) to heart

1. (idiomatic) To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)

   He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider.

2. (idiomatic) To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something.

Translations

to take something seriously

• Afrikaans: die saak aantrek
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 想不開／想不开 (zh) (xiǎngbùkāi), 想不开 (zh) (xiǎng bù kāi), 往心裡去／往心里去, 往心里去 (wǎng xīnlǐ qù)

• Danish: lægge på hjertet
• Dutch: ter harte nemen (nl)
• Finnish: ottaa sydämelleen, ottaa itseensä (fi)
• French: prendre à cœur (fr)
• German: sich zu Herzen nehmen
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• Maori: whakangākau
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: legge på hjertet

• Polish: wziąć sobie do serca (pl)
• Russian: принима́ть (что-либо) бли́зко к сердцу (prinimátʹ (što-libo) blízko k serdcu)
• Ukrainian: брати до серця (uk) (braty do sercja)

to feel keenly

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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• Finnish: ottaa sydämelleen, liikuttua (fi)
• Spanish: tomar a la tremenda, tomar a pecho

References

• Soule's Dictionary of Synonyms