Heart Goes Out To: Meaning, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：Heart goes out to (Heart goes out to)

Heart goes out to 🔊

/hɑːrt ɡoʊz aʊt tuː/

phr.

It means to feel very sorry and caring for someone who is having a hard time.

Heart goes out to 🔊

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/hɑːrt ɡoʊz aʊt tuː/

phr.

A fixed phrase expressing deep sympathy and compassion for someone suffering or facing difficulty.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Metaphorical: 'heart' (emotion center) + 'goes out to' (extends toward).

💡 Mnemonic

Picture your heart flying to comfort someone in distress.

📖 Example

My heart goes out to the team that worked so hard but didn’t win the competition. 🔊 My heart goes out to the team that worked so hard but didn’t win the competition.

🔗 Collocations

My heart goes out to the victims – I feel deep sympathy for the victims

Our hearts go out to the families – We express compassion to the families

His heart went out to the homeless – He felt pity for the homeless people

🔄 Synonyms

sympathize with (phr.) – To share or understand another person's feelings of sorrow

feel compassion for (phr.) – To experience a strong sense of pity and care for someone

commiserate with (phr.) – To express or feel sympathy for someone's misfortune

🚫 Antonyms

be indifferent to (phr.) – To show no interest or sympathy toward someone's trouble

cold-hearted (adj.) – Lacking compassion or empathy

📖 Cultural Story

Originating in 19th-century English literature, it conveys emotional outreach, often used in condolences or empathy.