Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross one's heart

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
cross one's -heart
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attest to the truthfulness of the accompanying statement.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, one's, heart.

Etymology

From cross (“to make the sign of the cross”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

crosses one's heart (present, singular) crossing one's heart (participle, present) crossed one's heart (participle, past) crossed one's heart (past)

Phrases

cross my heart and hope to die

Questions

What does cross one's heart mean?
To attest to the truthfulness of the accompanying statement.
Where does cross one's heart come from?
From cross (“to make the sign of the cross”).

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