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TAKE TO HEART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does take to heart mean? 

TAKE TO HEART (verb)
  The verb TAKE TO HEART has 1 sense:

1. get down to; pay attention to; take seriouslyplay

  Familiarity information: TAKE TO HEART used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAKE TO HEART (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Get down to; pay attention to; take seriously

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

attend to; take to heart

Context example:

Attend to your duties, please

Hypernyms (to "take to heart" is one way to...):

bear in mind; mind (keep in mind)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody


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