English Explanatory Dictionary

by heart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. From unaided memory and in full detail.

Pronunciation

/baɪ ˈhɑːt/ /baɪ ˈhɑɹt/ en-us-by_heart.ogg en-au-by heart.ogg

Word forms

by heart off by heart

Etymology

From Middle English by herte. Compare French par cœur (literally “by heart”), of which the English may be a calque.

Related words

memory

Derived words

byheart
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