"put one's heart in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-put one's heart in.wav [US] Forms: puts one's heart in [present, singular, third-person], putting one's heart in [participle, present], put one's heart in [participle, past], put one's heart in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} 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. (transitive, idiomatic) To be emotionally invested in (something); to do (something) wholeheartedly. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: put one's heart and soul in, have one's heart in, someone's heart is in Translations (Translations): wkładać serce [imperfective] (Polish), włożyć serce [perfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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