putting one's heart in
putting one's heart in is the present participle and gerund 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)
- 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 putting one's heart in
- What is putting one's heart in the present participle and gerund of?
- Putting one's heart in is the present participle and gerund of put one's heart in.
Words near putting one's heart in in the dictionary
- putting one's hand up
- putting one's hands on
- putting one's hands together
- putting one's head above the parapet
- putting one's head in the sand
- putting one's heart in
- putting one's heart into
- putting one's house in order
- putting one's mind to it
- putting one's money where one's mouth is
- putting one's name in the hat
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