heartbeat
🇺🇸
/ˈhɑːrtbiːt/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɑːtbiːt/
noun
R
The sound or action your heart makes every time it beats.
I could hear the rapid heartbeat in my ears after running.
R
The most important or essential part of something, that makes it what it is.
Getting families involved in the festival was the heartbeat of the community effort.
translation
The sound or action your heart makes every time it beats.; The most important or essential part of something, that makes it what it is.
Word Forms
Plural
heartbeats