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had a heart

had a heart is the simple past and past participle of have a heart.

Meaning of have a heart

Verb

have a heart (third-person singular simple present has a heart, present participle having a heart, simple past and past participle had a heart)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative) To be kind or sympathetic; to treat others kindly.
    • Have a heart and be lenient with him; he's only a child.

Questions about had a heart

What is had a heart the simple past and past participle of?
Had a heart is the simple past and past participle of have a heart.

Words near had a heart in the dictionary

  1. had a handle on
  2. had a hard time
  3. had a hard time of it
  4. had a head for
  5. had a head on one's shoulders
  6. had a heart
  7. had a jag on
  8. had a laugh
  9. had a lend of
  10. had a listen
  11. had a look

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