by heart

phrase

: by rote or from memory

knows the poem by heart

Examples of by heart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Learn every word by heart and dig into the history behind the ad-libs fans inserted for rival schools Auburn, LSU and Tennessee. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Observing manually connects you to a long tradition of stargazers who learned the patterns of the sky by heart. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Bengals may be affected by heart disease, progressive retinal atrophy and pyruvate kinase deficiency. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Many montages were accompanied by heart-wrenching soundtracks. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by heart

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart