Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)

    He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider.

    sich zu Herzen nehmen

    принять близко к сердцуprinjatʹ blizko k serdcu

    брати до серцяbraty do sercja

    get down to; pay attention to; take seriously

  2. (idiomatic)To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something.

    принима́ть бли́зко к се́рдцу

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Don't take it to heart.

    Не бери цього близько до серця. — deniko

    ruНе принимай близко к сердцу. — bright

    deNimm's dir nicht so zu Herzen. — Vortarulo

  2. Did you take your heart medicine?

  3. Take heart and do it again.

    ruСоберись и сделай это снова. — Xitsa

  4. She took my heart with her.

  5. Wherever you go, take your heart.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to take something seriously:
Русский
By meaning 2
to take something seriously:
to feel keenly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to take something seriously:

Forms

takes to heart, taking to heart, took to heart, taken to heart
Base formtake to heart · to take to heart
3rd person singulartakes to heart
Present participletaking to heart
Past simpletook to heart
Past participletaken to heart

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake to heart
he, she, ittakes to heart

Past simpleLesson

all personstook to heart

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken to heart
he, she, ithas taken to heart

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take to heart

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • get down to; pay attention to; take seriously:attend to

See also

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