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open one's heart

open one's heart verb: to speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings.

Verb

open one's heart (third-person singular simple present opens one's heart, present participle opening one's heart, simple past and past participle opened one's heart)

  1. (figuratively) To speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings.
  2. To show great compassion.

Synonyms of open one's heart

Forms of open one's heart

third-person singular presentopens one's heart
present participleopening one's heart
past participleopened one's heart
pastopened one's heart

Questions about open one's heart

What does open one's heart mean?
Open one's heart means to speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings.
What part of speech is open one's heart?
Open one's heart is a verb.
What is the past tense of open one's heart?
The past tense of open one's heart is opened one's heart.

Words near open one's heart in the dictionary

  1. open o
  2. open ocean
  3. open oceans
  4. open one's big mouth
  5. open one's bowels
  6. open one's heart
  7. open one's legs
  8. open one's mind
  9. open one's mouth
  10. open order
  11. open out

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