sein Herz vor etw. verschließen

to refuse to be emotionally open to something

Türkçe: yüreğini kapatmak

Noun

das Herz n.

Verb

verschließen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Which form of verschließen fills the gap?

Er ____ sein Herz vor jeder neuen Bekanntschaft.

How it is used

Means 'to refuse to be emotionally open to something.' Neutral register. Use when someone stubbornly rejects new ideas or refuses to forgive. Often implies willful denial.

Other verbs that go with Herz

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• am Herzen liegento be close to one's heart
• ans Herz legento earnestly urge/recommend something to someone
• jds. Herz gewinnento win someone's heart/affection
• jdm. das Herz brechento break someone's heart
• jdn. ins Herz schließento grow to love/care deeply for someone
• sein Herz an etw. hängento become very attached to something/someone
• sich ein Herz fassen / nehmento pluck up courage / take heart
• ein gutes Herz habento have a kind, compassionate nature

All collocations with Herz

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• Blut spendento donate blood
• die Stirn runzelnto frown
• im Bett liegento be lying in bed
• eine Wunde versorgento treat a wound
• den Tod findento meet one's death

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit