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lain at someone's heart

lain at someone's heart is the past participle of lie at someone's heart.

Meaning of lie at someone's heart

Verb

lie at someone's heart (third-person singular simple present lies at someone's heart, present participle lying at someone's heart, simple past lay at someone's heart, past participle lain at someone's heart)

  1. To be an object of interest or affection to someone.

Questions about lain at someone's heart

What is lain at someone's heart the past participle of?
Lain at someone's heart is the past participle of lie at someone's heart.

Words near lain at someone's heart in the dictionary

  1. lain above
  2. lain ahead
  3. lain along
  4. lain around
  5. lain at someone's door
  6. lain at someone's heart
  7. lain back
  8. lain back and thought of England
  9. lain before
  10. lain behind
  11. lain by

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