"close to one's heart" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: closer to one's heart [comparative], closest to one's heart [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|closer to one's heart|sup=closest to one's heart}} close to one's heart (comparative closer to one's heart, superlative closest to one's heart)
  1. Deeply cared about; beloved or being the object of great concern. Synonyms: near to one's heart Translations (deeply cared about): läheinen (Finnish), sydäntä lähellä (Finnish), bliski sercu (Polish), drogi sercu (Polish), miły sercu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-close_to_one's_heart-en-adj-aFrrlH-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23

Adverb [English]

Forms: closer to one's heart [comparative], closest to one's heart [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|closer to one's heart|sup=closest to one's heart}} close to one's heart (comparative closer to one's heart, superlative closest to one's heart)
  1. In a deeply concerned manner or with great love.
    Sense id: en-close_to_one's_heart-en-adv-bDec0DaZ

Inflected forms

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