took to heart
Let it affect
To take something to heart is to accept it deeply, letting it affect you emotionally or influence your behavior.
Criticism taken to heart causes genuine hurt; advice taken to heart shapes future actions.
She took his words to heart and changed her approach.
The phrase suggests something has penetrated beyond surface acknowledgment to lodge in one's core feelings.
- digestedBroken down internally
- internalizedAdopted into one's mindset
- absorbedTook in fully
- hit homeAffected someone personally
- empathySharing another's emotions
compassion · heeded · wake up call · resolve · determination · sensitivity · contemplation · understanding · growth · reaction · reconciliation · adaptation · acceptance · introspection · reflection · soul searching · sorrow · rumination
took to heartbrushed off
Curtly dismissed or ignored
shrugged off · let slide · dismissed · ignored · blew off
took to heartdismissed
Released from duty
disregarded · ignored · glossed over · wrote off · pooh-poohed
took, take, taker, takers, takeover, takeaway, uptake, intake, mistake