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lie at someone's heart

lie at someone's heart verb: to be an object of interest or affection to someone.

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.

Forms of lie at someone's heart

third-person singular presentlies at someone's heart
present participlelying at someone's heart
pastlay at someone's heart
past participlelain at someone's heart

Questions about lie at someone's heart

What does lie at someone's heart mean?
Lie at someone's heart means to be an object of interest or affection to someone.
What part of speech is lie at someone's heart?
Lie at someone's heart is a verb.
What is the past tense of lie at someone's heart?
The past tense of lie at someone's heart is lay at someone's heart.

Words near lie at someone's heart in the dictionary

  1. Lie algebroids
  2. lie along
  3. lie around
  4. lie at one's door
  5. lie at someone's door
  6. lie at someone's heart
  7. lie back
  8. lie back and think of England
  9. lie before
  10. lie behind
  11. Lie bracket

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