Meanings
- In earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling.
He told her how much he loved her, and he meant it from the bottom of his heart.
2 more examples
From the bottom of my heart, I love you / I can say these words to you without delay
2005, Stevie Wonder, “From the Bottom of My Heart”, in A Time to LoveWhen did all the things I mean / From the bottom of my heart start to lose meaning?
2017, “Lose You”, in More Life, performed by Drake
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐκ βάθους καρδίας
- ἐκ βάθους καρδίας (ek báthous kardías)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Catalan des del fons del cor
- des del fons del corin earnest, with one's full feelings
Chinese Mandarin 衷心地, 深切地
- 衷心地 (zhōngxīn de)in earnest, with one's full feelings
- 深切地 (shēnqiè de)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Czech od srdce
- od srdcein earnest, with one's full feelings
Dutch van harte, uit de grond van zijn hart
- van hartein earnest, with one's full feelings
- uit de grond van zijn hartin earnest, with one's full feelings
Esperanto el la fundo de la koro
- el la fundo de la koroin earnest, with one's full feelings
Finnish sydämensä pohjasta
- sydämensä pohjastain earnest, with one's full feelings
French du fond du cœur, de tout cœur
- du fond du cœurin earnest, with one's full feelings
- de tout cœurin earnest, with one's full feelings
German aus der Tiefe seines Herzens
- aus der Tiefe seines Herzensin earnest, with one's full feelings
Greek εκ βάθους καρδίας, από τα βάθη της καρδιάς
- εκ βάθους καρδίας (ek váthous kardías)in earnest, with one's full feelings
- από τα βάθη της καρδιάς (apó ta váthi tis kardiás)in earnest, with one's full feelings
- φυλλοκάρδια (fyllokárdia)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Irish ó mo chroí amach
- ó mo chroí amachin earnest, with one's full feelings
Italian di cuore, di tutto cuore
- di cuorein earnest, with one's full feelings
- di tutto cuorein earnest, with one's full feelings
- con tutto il cuorein earnest, with one's full feelings
- dal profondo del cuorein earnest, with one's full feelings
- dal profondo dell'animain earnest, with one's full feelings
- con tutto se stessoin earnest, with one's full feelings
Japanese 心の底から, 心から
- 心の底から (kokoro no soko kara)in earnest, with one's full feelings
- 心から (kokoro kara / shin kara)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Latin ab īmō pectore, ab īmō corde
- ab īmō pectorein earnest, with one's full feelings
- ab īmō cordein earnest, with one's full feelings
Persian از ته دل
- از ته دل (az tah-e del)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Polish z głębi serca
- z głębi sercain earnest, with one's full feelings
Portuguese do fundo do coração
- do fundo do coraçãoin earnest, with one's full feelings
Russian от чи́стого се́рдца, от всей души́
- от чи́стого се́рдца (ot čístovo sérdca)in earnest, with one's full feelings
- от всей души́ (ot vsej duší)in earnest, with one's full feelings
Spanish de corazón, de todo corazón
- de corazónin earnest, with one's full feelings
- de todo corazónin earnest, with one's full feelings
- desde el fondo del corazónin earnest, with one's full feelings
Swedish från djupet av sitt hjärta, av allt hjärta
- från djupet av sitt hjärtain earnest, with one's full feelings
- av allt hjärtain earnest, with one's full feelings
Cite this entry
from the bottom of one's heart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20bottom%20of%20one's%20heart
“from the bottom of one's heart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20bottom%20of%20one's%20heart. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from the bottom of one's heart,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20the%20bottom%20of%20one's%20heart.
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