Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follow one's heart

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: fol-low one's -heart
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pursue one's emotional inclinations; to do what one feels is best or right, without reasoning.

Inflected Forms

follows one's heart (present, singular) following one's heart (participle, present) followed one's heart (participle, past) followed one's heart (past)

Questions

What does follow one's heart mean?: To pursue one's emotional inclinations; to do what one feels is best or right, without reasoning.

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