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lie at someone's heart

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
lie at -some-one's -heart
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be an object of interest or affection to someone.

Inflected Forms

lies at someone's heart (present, singular) lying at someone's heart (participle, present) lay at someone's heart (past) lain at someone's heart (participle, past)

Phrases

lie at the heart of

Frequently Paired Words

lie at the heart of

Questions

What does lie at someone's heart mean?
To be an object of interest or affection to someone.

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