Meaning of at heart in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Adverb

    at heart

    Definitions

    1. in reality

    Examples

    • « she is very kind at heart »

Famous quotes

  • « Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around. »
    Reba McEntire
  • « I'm still a Welsh girl at heart so I'm staying in the U.K. for the Olympics, it's such an exciting time for Britain so it's amazing to be a part of it. »
    Katherine Jenkins
  • « I'm really a romantic at heart. »
    Christopher Atkins
  • « You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart. »
    J. D. Salinger
  • « Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. »
    Michael Morpurgo

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