Meanings
present singular third person puts one's heart in · participle present putting one's heart in
- idiomatictransitiveTo be emotionally invested in (something); to do (something) wholeheartedly.
1 more example
Angelica Cardona, with a microphone in her hand, stands among a group of candidates. Her voice reverberates firmly from the stage: “The art of weaving forms part of our Mayan identity. Nowadays, however, cheap printed fabrics are replacing our ancestral hand-woven textiles. This is how capitalism is killing our culture and preventing us from putting our heart in each artisanal piece we produce.”
2020 May 1, Bartlomiej Kaftan, “Queens’ Land: the indigenous Mayan queens of Guatemala – photo essay”, in The GuardianSynonyms: put one's heart and soul in, have one's heart in, someone's heart is in
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be emotionally invested in (something); to do (something) wholeheartedly.
Translations
Polish wkładać serce, włożyć serce
- wkładać serceTranslations
- włożyć serceTranslations
Cite this entry
put one's heart in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20heart%20in
“put one's heart in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20heart%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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