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December 03, 2021 Word of the Day

by heart /baɪˈhɑɚt/ idiom
by heart
/baɪˈhɑɚt/
idiom
Child actor reciting his lines by heart
Child actor reciting his lines by heart
Definition of BY HEART

: from memory

  • She knows the entire poem by heart. [=she has learned the poem and can recite it from memory]

  • He learned the speech by heart.

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