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lay at someone's heart

lay at someone's heart is the simple past 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 lay at someone's heart

What is lay at someone's heart the simple past of?
Lay at someone's heart is the simple past of lie at someone's heart.

Words near lay at someone's heart in the dictionary

  1. lay an egg
  2. lay analysis
  3. lay around
  4. lay aside
  5. lay at someone's door
  6. lay at someone's heart
  7. lay away
  8. lay back
  9. lay back and thought of England
  10. lay bare
  11. lay bare one's soul

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