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break someone's heart

heart
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt]
    • /hɑrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt]
    • /hɑrt/

Definitions of break someone's heart words

  • noun break someone's heart an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window. 1
  • noun break someone's heart an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. 1
  • noun break someone's heart a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. 1
  • noun break someone's heart a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. 1
  • noun break someone's heart a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 1
  • noun break someone's heart an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. 1
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Origin of break someone's heart

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English herte, Old English heorte; cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Old Norse hjarta, Gothic hairtō; akin to Latin cor (see cordial, courage), Greek kardía (see cardio-); def 19, from the use of the stylized heart symbol to represent love

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Parts of speech for Break someone's heart

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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break someone's heart popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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