"win someone's heart" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wins someone's heart [present, singular, third-person], winning someone's heart [participle, present], won someone's heart [participle, past], won someone's heart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|win<,,won,won> someone's heart}} win someone's heart (third-person singular simple present wins someone's heart, present participle winning someone's heart, simple past and past participle won someone's heart)
  1. To gain the love or affection of someone. Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: win the heart of someone Related terms: hearts and minds, steal someone's heart, bless someone's heart, break someone's heart
    Sense id: en-win_someone's_heart-en-verb-c4p1Mo-x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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