Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

someone's heart is in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: some-one's -heart is in
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Someone is emotionally invested in (something); someone does (something) wholeheartedly.

Example Sentences

"John Redwood, a longtime Eurosceptic Tory MP, said: “Sir Ivan’s heart was not in the negotiations. The talks do not need to be that complicated. If you leave, you leave. You take control of your borders, your laws and your money and that is not something that needs to be negotiated with Mrs Merkel.”"
"In September, [Richard] Lee set up a deal for him to go to top-flight Newcastle United as a reserve, but [Ben] Foster decided his heart wasn’t in it, rejected the move and retired."

Inflected Forms

someone's heart is in ... (canonical)

Synonyms

put one's heart in put one's heart and soul in have one's heart in

Questions

What does someone's heart is in mean?: Someone is emotionally invested in (something); someone does (something) wholeheartedly.

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