take to heart

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take to heart (third-person singular simple present takes to heart, present participle taking to heart, simple past took to heart, past participle taken to heart) (idiomatic) To take something seriously; to internalize or live according to something (e.g. advice.) (idiomatic) To feel keenly; be greatly grieved at; be much affected by something. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Soule's Dictionary of Synonyms