"lie at someone's heart" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lies at someone's heart [present, singular, third-person], lying at someone's heart [participle, present], lay at someone's heart [past], lain at someone's heart [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lie<,,lay,lain> at someone's heart}} lie at someone's heart (third-person singular simple present lies at someone's heart, present participle lying at someone's heart, simple past lay at someone's heart, past participle lain at someone's heart)
  1. To be an object of interest or affection to someone. Related terms: lie at the heart of
    Sense id: en-lie_at_someone's_heart-en-verb-9MpVn-gX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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