by heart
/baɪ ˈhɑɹt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "to learn something by heart"
- "to know something by heart"
- "He used to live in that town, and he still knows all the streets by heart."
- "You should play over all the pieces you know by heart at least once a month or oftener with the printed copies before you: or all sorts of wrong notes may creep in, and you will be leaving out some crescendo, or rallentando, or sforzato."
- "None of the other animals on the farm could get further than the letter A. It was also found that the stupider animals, such as the sheep, hens, and ducks, were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart."
- "Two weeks into the investigation, Jo-Anne’s grandmother, Mary Riley, received a call at her home. When Mary picked up the phone, a heavy male voice said, “Listen to this.” It was followed by the sounds of a young child sobbing hysterically into the receiver. Mary firmly believed this voice belonged to her granddaughter, then the line went dead. This detail alarmed investigators because Mary’s home phone number was unlisted and Jo-Anne was one of the very few people who might have known the private number by heart."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /baɪ ˈhɑɹt/
- British English: /baɪ ˈhɑːt/