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heartbeat.

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑːtˌbiːt/UK/ˈhɑɹtˌbit/US[ˈhɑɹʔbiʔ]US
  1. One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

    The policeman waited for a heartbeat in vain.
    He alone gives me such heartbeats.
  2. The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.

    If your heartbeat doesn't normalize soon, consult a doctor!
  3. A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.

    Music is the heartbeat of the people.
  4. A very short space of time; an instant.

    The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat.
  5. A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.

Where this word comes from

From heart + beat.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.