lay to heart

verb

To take to heart; to feel keenly.

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Meanings

verblay to heart (third-person singular simple present lays to heart, present participle laying to heart, simple past and past participle laid to heart)

present singular third person lays to heart · participle present laying to heart · participle past laid to heart · past laid to heart

  1. obsoleteTo take to heart; to feel keenly.
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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