ALL meanings of set one's heart on
heart
S s - 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
- noun set one's heart on the innermost or central part of anything: Notre Dame stands in the very heart of Paris. 1
- noun set one's heart on the vital or essential part; core: the heart of the matter. 1
- noun set one's heart on the breast or bosom: to clasp a person to one's heart. 1
- noun set one's heart on a person (used especially in expressions of praise or affection): dear heart. 1
- noun set one's heart on a conventional shape with rounded sides meeting in a point at the bottom and curving inward to a cusp at the top. 1
- noun set one's heart on a red figure or pip of this shape on a playing card. 1
- noun set one's heart on a card of the suit bearing such figures. 1
- noun set one's heart on hearts. (used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Hearts is trump. Hearts are trump. (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players try to avoid taking tricks containing this suit. 1
- noun set one's heart on Botany. the core of a tree; the solid central part without sap or albumen. 1
- noun set one's heart on good condition for production, growth, etc., as of land or crops. 1
- noun set one's heart on Also called core. Ropemaking. a strand running through the center of a rope, the other strands being laid around it. 1
- verb with object set one's heart on Archaic. to fix in the heart. to encourage. 1
- verb with object set one's heart on Informal. to like or enjoy very much; love: I heart Chicago. 1
- idioms set one's heart on after one's own heart, in keeping with one's taste or preference: There's a man after my own heart! 1
- idioms set one's heart on at heart, in reality; fundamentally; basically: At heart she is a romantic. 1
- idioms set one's heart on break someone's heart, to cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as to disappoint in love: The news that their son had been arrested broke their hearts. 1
- idioms set one's heart on by heart, by memory; word-for-word: They knew the song by heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on cross one's heart, to maintain the truth of one's statement; affirm one's integrity: That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart! 1
- idioms set one's heart on do someone's heart good, to give happiness or pleasure to; delight: It does my heart good to see you again. 1
- idioms set one's heart on eat one's heart out, to have jealousy, longing, or sorrow dominate one's emotions (often used in the imperative and with jocular reference to a famous potential rival): My baby is a genius—Einstein, eat your heart out! He’s eating his heart out over his defeat. 1
- idioms set one's heart on from the bottom of one's heart, with complete sincerity. Also, from one's heart, from the heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on have a heart, to be compassionate or merciful: Please have a heart and give her another chance. 1
- idioms set one's heart on have at heart, to have as an object, aim, or desire: to have another's best interests at heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on have one's heart in one's mouth, to be very anxious or fearful: He wanted to do the courageous thing, but his heart was in his mouth. 1
- idioms set one's heart on have one's heart in the right place, to be fundamentally kind, generous, or well-intentioned: The old gentleman may have a stern manner, but his heart is in the right place. 1
- idioms set one's heart on heart and soul, enthusiastically; fervently; completely: They entered heart and soul into the spirit of the holiday. 1
- idioms set one's heart on in one's heart of hearts, in one's private thoughts or feelings; deep within one: He knew, in his heart of hearts, that the news would be bad. 1
- idioms set one's heart on lose one's heart to, to fall in love with: He lost his heart to the prima ballerina. 1
- idioms set one's heart on near one's heart, of great interest or concern to one: It is a cause that is very near his heart. Also, close to one's heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on not have the heart, to lack the necessary courage or callousness to do something: No one had the heart to tell him he was through as an actor. 1
- idioms set one's heart on pour out one's heart, to reveal one's thoughts or private feelings: She poured out her heart to me. Also, open one's heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on set one's heart against, to be unalterably opposed to: She had set her heart against selling the statue. Also, have one's heart set against. 1
- idioms set one's heart on set one's heart at rest, to dismiss one's anxieties: She couldn't set her heart at rest until she knew he had returned safely. 1
- idioms set one's heart on set one's heart on, to wish for intensely; determine on: She has set her heart on going to Europe after graduation. Also, have one's heart set on. 1
- idioms set one's heart on take heart, to regain one's courage; become heartened: Her son's death was a great blow, but she eventually took heart, convinced that God had willed it. 1
- idioms set one's heart on take / lay to heart, to think seriously about; concern oneself with: He took to heart his father's advice. to be deeply affected by; grieve over: She was prone to take criticism too much to heart. 1
- idioms set one's heart on to one's heart's content, until one is satisfied; as much or as long as one wishes: The children played in the snow to their heart's content. 1
- idioms set one's heart on wear one's heart on one's sleeve, to make one's intimate feelings or personal affairs known to all: She was not the kind who would wear her heart on her sleeve. to be liable to fall in love; fall in love easily: How lovely to be young and wear our hearts on our sleeves! 1
- idioms set one's heart on with all one's heart, with earnestness or zeal. with willingness; cordially: She welcomed the visitors with all her heart. 1
- noun set one's heart on to have as one's ambition to obtain; covet 0
- noun set one's heart on to have a fixed desire for; long for 0