"open one's heart" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: opens one's heart [present, singular, third-person], opening one's heart [participle, present], opened one's heart [participle, past], opened one's heart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} open one's heart (third-person singular simple present opens one's heart, present participle opening one's heart, simple past and past participle opened one's heart)
  1. (transitive with to) (figuratively) To speak honestly and vulnerably about one's feelings. Synonyms: pour one's heart out
    Sense id: en-open_one's_heart-en-verb-Eurk6WFG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. To show great compassion.
    Sense id: en-open_one's_heart-en-verb-EwhApdxO

Inflected forms

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