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To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He really took it to heart when I asked him to reconsider.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
get down to; pay attention to; take seriously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Attend to your duties, please
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: attend to
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mind, bear in mind
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
die saak aantrek
— to take something seriously
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Chinese Mandarin:
想不開 /想不开
(xiǎng bù kāi)
— to take something seriously
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Chinese Mandarin:
往心裡去 /往心里去
(wǎng xīnlǐ qù)
— to take something seriously
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Danish:
lægge på hjertet
— to take something seriously
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Dutch:
ter harte nemen
— to take something seriously
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Finnish:
ottaa sydämelleen
— to take something seriously
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Finnish:
ottaa itseensä
— to take something seriously
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French:
prendre à cœur
— to take something seriously
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Galician:
tomar a peito
— to take something seriously
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German:
sich zu Herzen nehmen
— to take something seriously
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Italian:
prendersi a cuore
— to take something seriously
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Italian:
prendere a cuore
— to take something seriously
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Italian:
averci a cuore
— to take something seriously
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Italian:
avere a cuore
— to take something seriously
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Māori:
whakangākau
— to take something seriously
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Norwegian Bokmål:
legge på hjertet
— to take something seriously
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Polish:
brać sobie do serca
— to take something seriously
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Polish:
wziąć sobie do serca
— to take something seriously
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Portuguese:
levar a sério
— to take something seriously
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Russian:
принять близко к сердцу
(prinjatʹ blizko k serdcu)
— to take something seriously
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Tagalog:
isapuso
— to take something seriously
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Turkish:
ciddiye almak
— to take something seriously
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Ukrainian:
брати до серця
(braty do sercja)
— to take something seriously
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Chinese Mandarin:
痛感
(tònggǎn)
— to feel keenly
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Finnish:
ottaa sydämelleen
— to feel keenly
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Finnish:
liikuttua
— to feel keenly
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French:
prendre à cœur
— to feel keenly
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Galician:
tomar a peito
— to feel keenly
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Hebrew:
שָׂם לָלֵב
(sám lalév)
— to feel keenly
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Hungarian:
mellre szív
— to feel keenly
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Italian:
prendersi a cuore
— to feel keenly
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Italian:
prendere a cuore
— to feel keenly
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Italian:
averci a cuore
— to feel keenly
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Italian:
avere a cuore
— to feel keenly
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Portuguese:
levar a mal
— to feel keenly
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Romanian:
pune la suflet
— to feel keenly
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Russian:
принима́ть бли́зко к се́рдцу
— to feel keenly
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Spanish:
tomar a la tremenda
— to feel keenly
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Spanish:
tomar a pecho
— to feel keenly
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Turkish:
içerlemek
— to feel keenly
