"at heart" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at heart.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at heart, {{en-prep phrase}} at heart
  1. In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really. Synonyms: at bottom, essentially, fundamentally Translations (in spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings): je koro (Esperanto), sydämeltään (Finnish), im Innersten (German), im Geiste (German), im Kern (German), tief im Herzen (German), in cuor proprio (Italian)
    Sense id: en-at_heart-en-prep_phrase-octk4xKv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of "in spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings": 97 3
  2. Wished earnestly for; held in high esteem.
    Sense id: en-at_heart-en-prep_phrase-4GDO4FDo
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