Can 'heart' be a verb please?
He knew by heart* the contents of the note.

Is 'heart' a verb in this case?
If yes, why the form isn't 'hearting' then?

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Can 'heart' be a verb please?
He knew by heart* the contents of the note.

Is 'heart' a verb in this case?
If yes, why the form isn't 'hearting' then?

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The verb is "to know." To know by heart" is a separable phrasal verb meaning to know something very well. "Heart" is a noun. The prepositional phrase "by heart" completes the sense of the phrasal verb (as an adverbial).

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"to know something by heart" is to have it memorized.

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There is no verb in Standard English for "heart".  In informal or slang, it means "to love".  E.g. I heart New York.  I suggest you master standard English first before delving wholeheartedly into slang.