take (something) to heart
idiom
: to be deeply affected or hurt by something
He took their criticism (very much) to heart.
Examples of take (something) to heart in a Sentence
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Blight’s message is something everyone should take to heart.
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Paul Klein, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In an age of tough austerity programs and unpopular bailouts, that strategy is one that Belgium's Flemings, Spain's Catalans, Italy's Piedmontese, and Romania's Transylvanians can take to heart.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
His former teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the 2023 derby champion, instructed him to keep swinging for the left field bullpen, advice Hernández seemed to take to heart.
—Varun
shankar, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
That’s a message to take to heart—and to the rest of our bodies.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
By writing of flawed characters and revealing human traits with which most anyone can identify, Orange chronicles difficult events in ways that others may hear and take to heart.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
The magical season only lasts a few weeks, and small towns really take to heart.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
By seeking succor from regulators, Microsoft is acknowledging the limits of AI’s powers as a panacea—a timely warning that the hoards of startups, venture capital firms, and established companies betting huge sums on AI makeovers would do well to take to heart.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The tips offer insight young athletes and their parents can take to heart.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
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Paul Klein, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In an age of tough austerity programs and unpopular bailouts, that strategy is one that Belgium's Flemings, Spain's Catalans, Italy's Piedmontese, and Romania's Transylvanians can take to heart.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
His former teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the 2023 derby champion, instructed him to keep swinging for the left field bullpen, advice Hernández seemed to take to heart.
—Varun
shankar, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
That’s a message to take to heart—and to the rest of our bodies.
—Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
By writing of flawed characters and revealing human traits with which most anyone can identify, Orange chronicles difficult events in ways that others may hear and take to heart.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
The magical season only lasts a few weeks, and small towns really take to heart.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023
By seeking succor from regulators, Microsoft is acknowledging the limits of AI’s powers as a panacea—a timely warning that the hoards of startups, venture capital firms, and established companies betting huge sums on AI makeovers would do well to take to heart.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The tips offer insight young athletes and their parents can take to heart.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
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“Take (something) to heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28something%29%20to%20heart. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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