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crosses my heart and hopes to die

crosses my heart and hopes to die is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross my heart and hope to die.

Meaning of cross my heart and hope to die

Verb

cross my heart and hope to die (third-person singular simple present crosses my heart and hopes to die, present participle crossing my heart and hoping to die, simple past and past participle crossed my heart and hoped to die)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

Questions about crosses my heart and hopes to die

What is crosses my heart and hopes to die the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crosses my heart and hopes to die is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross my heart and hope to die.

Words near crosses my heart and hopes to die in the dictionary

  1. crosses bottony
  2. crosses crosslet
  3. crosses flory
  4. crosses moline
  5. crosses molines
  6. crosses my heart and hopes to die
  7. crosses of gold
  8. crosses of Lorraine
  9. crosses of Malta
  10. crosses off
  11. crosses one's arms

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