cross one's heart

verb

To attest to the truthfulness of the accompanying statement.

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Meanings

verbcross one's heart (third-person singular simple present crosses one's heart, present participle crossing one's heart, simple past and past participle crossed one's heart)

present singular third person crosses one's heart · participle present crossing one's heart · participle past crossed one's heart · past crossed one's heart

  1. intransitiveTo attest to the truthfulness of the accompanying statement.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, one's, heart.

Origin

From cross (“to make the sign of the cross”).

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APA

cross one's heart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20one's%20heart

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“cross one's heart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20one's%20heart. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross one's heart,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20one's%20heart.

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