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Meaning of change of heart | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch Sinneswandel
Suomi mielenmuutos
Français revirement
Русский передумать

Examples

“He quit work on Friday, but on Monday he had a change of heart and decided to come back.”
“We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row / We could stay inside and play games, I don't know / And you could have a change of heart”
“"I thought you were loyal to the cause, Paul." “I was,” Grayson answered. “Then I saw the kind of people who share your vision, and I had a change of heart.””
“The Keswick-Carlisle, Bury-Rawtenstall, Watford-Croxley Green and Haltwhistle-Alston services had run out of friends, but the hit-listed Oldham-Rochdale and Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh lines would benefit from a change of heart.”
“Unfortunately, in 1979 Lipburger was convicted of erecting unapproved street signs and jailed for ten weeks. Following a change of heart, the government later invited Lipburger to move his construction to Vienna’s Prater Park, where it still sits today.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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