How do you use the word "heart" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "heart": My heart was filled with happiness. Just follow your heart.

Heart Meaning

/hɑːt/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

nounOne's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.

Sentence Examples

My heart was filled with happiness.

Just follow your heart.

The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

pump nerve bosom

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Her ____ beat very fast when she suddenly saw the surprise party.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She has a very kind ____, and she is always willing to help anyone who is in need.

Word Origin & History

PIE word *ḱḗr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd Proto-Germanic *hertô Proto-West Germanic *hertā Old English heorte Middle English herte English heart From Middle English herte, from Old English heorte (“heart”), from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd (“heart”). Doublet of cardia; see also core. Cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hjerte, Norwegian Nynorsk hjarte, Swedish hjärta, Faroese and Icelandic hjarta. Most of the modern figurative senses (such as passion or compassion, spirit, inmost feelings, especially love, affection, and courage) were present in Old English. However, the meaning “center” dates from the early 14th century. The verb sense “to love” is from the 1977 I ❤ NY advertising campaign. Notes on spelling The spelling ⟨ear⟩ for /ɑː(ɹ)/ is paralleled by hearken and hearth, but is problematic since an Early Modern variant with /ɛːr/ can be posited for those words, but not heart. Perhaps it represents Middle Scots hart /hɛːrt/ (reflecting the Scots lengthening of /a/ before /r/ then a consonant, then the early actuation of the Great Vowel Shift in Scots) or a parallel development in Northern England. Alternatively, a back-spelling by speakers of dialects where preconsonantal /ɛːr/ was shortened early, allowing it to undergo the late Middle English lowering to /ar/ (reflected in forms such as larn "learn") is possible.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"[…] I did almoſt beleeve, that the motion of the Heart vvas knovvn to God alone: […]" — 1653, William Harvey, “The Causes which Mov’d the Author to Write”, in [anonymous], transl., The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey […] Concerning the Motion of the Heart and Blood. […], London: […] Francis Leach, for Richard Lownes […], →OCLC, page 1:

"In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road." — 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page 266:

"Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." — 1943, Katherine Woods, transl., The Little Prince, translation of original by Antoine de Saint Exupéry:

""Do what the heart commands," Tothero says. "The heart is our only guide."" — 1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 47:

"Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, / And in his eies the furies of his heart, / That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng, / And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks." — c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene ii:

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