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puts one's heart in

puts one's heart in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's heart in.

Meaning of put one's heart in

Verb

put one's heart in (third-person singular simple present puts one's heart in, present participle putting one's heart in, simple past and past participle put one's heart in)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To be emotionally invested in (something); to do (something) wholeheartedly.
    • Angelica Cardona, with a microphone in her hand, stands among a group of candidates. Her voice reverberates firmly from the stage: “The art of weaving forms part of our Mayan identity. Nowadays, however, cheap printed fabrics are replacing our ancestral hand-woven textiles. This is how capitalism...2020 May 1, Bartlomiej Kaftan, “Queens’ Land: the indigenous Mayan queens of Guatemala – photo essay”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    put one's heart and soul in, have one's heart in, someone's heart is in

Questions about puts one's heart in

What is puts one's heart in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts one's heart in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put one's heart in.

Words near puts one's heart in in the dictionary

  1. puts one's hand up
  2. puts one's hands on
  3. puts one's hands together
  4. puts one's head above the parapet
  5. puts one's head in the sand
  6. puts one's heart in
  7. puts one's heart into
  8. puts one's house in order
  9. puts one's mind to it
  10. puts one's money where one's mouth is
  11. puts one's name in the hat

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