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followed one's heart

followed one's heart is the simple past and past participle of follow one's heart.

Meaning of follow one's heart

Verb

follow one's heart (third-person singular simple present follows one's heart, present participle following one's heart, simple past and past participle followed one's heart)

  1. To pursue one's emotional inclinations; to do what one feels is best or right, without reasoning.

Questions about followed one's heart

What is followed one's heart the simple past and past participle of?
Followed one's heart is the simple past and past participle of follow one's heart.

Words near followed one's heart in the dictionary

  1. followed
  2. followed along
  3. followed by
  4. followed in someone's footsteps
  5. followed on
  6. followed one's heart
  7. followed one's nose
  8. followed someone off a cliff
  9. followed someone to the ends of the earth
  10. followed someone to the ends of the world
  11. followed suit

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