lie at someone's heart in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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    {
      "form": "lies at someone's heart",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lay at someone's heart",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lain at someone's heart",
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"lie at someone's heart" meaning in English

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