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set one's heart on

heart
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrt]
    • /sɛt wʌnz hɑrt ɒn, ɔn/
    • /set wʌnz hɑːt ɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt]
    • /sɛt wʌnz hɑrt ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of set one's heart on words

  • noun set one's heart on Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body. 1
  • noun set one's heart on Zoology. the homologous structure in other vertebrates, consisting of four chambers in mammals and birds and three chambers in reptiles and amphibians. the analogous contractile structure in invertebrate animals, as the tubular heart of the spider and earthworm. 1
  • noun set one's heart on the center of the total personality, especially with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion: In your heart you know I'm an honest man. 1
  • noun set one's heart on the center of emotion, especially as contrasted to the head as the center of the intellect: His head told him not to fall in love, but his heart had the final say. 1
  • noun set one's heart on capacity for sympathy; feeling; affection: His heart moved him to help the needy. 1
  • noun set one's heart on spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: His heart sank when he walked into the room and saw their gloomy faces. 1
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Origin of set one's heart on

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 Set one's heart on

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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set one's heart on 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".

Synonyms for set one's heart on

verb set one's heart on

  • desiderate — to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
  • fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
  • have a crush on — be attracted to: sb
  • look forward to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
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