take to heart
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)
Example Sentences
- "He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider."
- "Will Americans heed his message? Will they take history’s lessons to heart? Or will it all turn out to be a temporary blip, a fleeting moment of goodwill and good manners, a mere gap in the clouds?"
- "Of course, with her weak heart and dropsy one couldn't expect that she could get about with him, but he spent two hours every evening in her room. He might well do what he could, for she has been a rare good friend to him. But that's all over, too. He never goes near her. And she takes it to heart. She is brooding and sulky and drinking, Mr. Holmes—drinking like a fish."