Hearten Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

HEARTEN meaning: to cause (someone) to feel more cheerful or hopeful usually used as (be) heartened. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary hearten 1ENTRIESFOUND: hearten(verb) hearten /ˈhɑɚtn̩/ verb heartens; heartened; heartening hearten /ˈhɑɚtn̩/ verb heartens; heartened; heartening BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofHEARTEN [+object] : tocause(someone)tofeelmorecheerfulorhopeful Theteam'svictoryhashearteneditsfans. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —usuallyusedas(be)heartened Theteam'sfanswereheartenedbythevictory. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples —heartening adjective [moreheartening;mostheartening] Itwashearteningtoseehimlookingsohappy. We'vereceivedsomehearteningnews. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whatarethepluralformsofcheck-in,passerby,andspoonful? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY horizon :thelimitorrangeofaperson'sknowledge,understanding,orexperience LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.