"lay to heart" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lays to heart [present, singular, third-person], laying to heart [participle, present], laid to heart [participle, past], laid to heart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lay<,,laid> to heart}} lay to heart (third-person singular simple present lays to heart, present participle laying to heart, simple past and past participle laid to heart)
  1. (obsolete) To take to heart; to feel keenly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lay_to_heart-en-verb-XJTRNcGZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "To take to heart; to feel keenly."
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        "(obsolete) To take to heart; to feel keenly."
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        "To take to heart; to feel keenly."
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        "(obsolete) To take to heart; to feel keenly."
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