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Hearten definition: If someone is heartened by something, it encourages them and makes them cheerful. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'hearten'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× hearten (hɑːʳtən ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseheartens ,presentparticipleheartening ,pasttense,pastparticipleheartened verb Ifsomeoneisheartenedbysomething,itencouragesthemandmakesthemcheerful. Hewillhavebeenheartenedbytheopinionpollpublishedyesterday.[beVERB-ed] Thenewsheartenedeverybody.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:encourage,inspire,cheer,comfort MoreSynonymsofhearten heartened adjective[verb-linkADJECTIVE,ADJECTIVEthat]Ifeelheartenedbyherprogress.[+by] TheBritishgovernmentisheartenedthatGermanysharesitsenthusiasm. heartening adjectiveIthasbeenveryhearteningtoseenewwritingemerging. Thisishearteningnews. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof hearten Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'hearten' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'hearten' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'verderer' HindiTranslationof'hearten' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency hearteninBritishEnglish (ˈhɑːtən ) verbtomakeorbecomecheerful CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency hearteninAmericanEnglish (ˈhɑrtən ) verbtransitive tocheerup;encourage Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Wordoriginheart+-en WordFrequency hearteninAmericanEnglish (ˈhɑːrtn) transitiveverbtogivecourageorconfidenceto;cheer Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsheartenernoun hearteninglyadverb Wordorigin[1520–30;heart+-en1] Examplesof'hearten'inasentence hearten Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Perhapsthemosthearteningnewscomesfromtheindustrialsector.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Fascinatingandsad-butsohearteningtoseehumanshelpingeachother.TheSun(2016)AnditwashearteningtoseeSynodcommendedthispragmaticapproach.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Thatafternoon,wereceivedsomehearteningnews.ChristianityToday(2000)Thehearteningnewsforthemisthatit'ssurprisinglyeasytoturnanunderperformingco-operativearound.Times,SundayTimes(2010)It'shearteningnewsforWesternculture.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Forthosealreadymourningtheimminentvoidinjumpracing'srichtapestry,thereishearteningnews.Times,SundayTimes(2015)AtatimewhenfootballseemstobeallaboutthePremiership,howhearteningtoseethegameissofulloflifeonerungdown.TheSun(2007) Trendsof hearten Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages hearten BritishEnglish:hearten VERB/ˈhɑːtən/Ifsomeoneisheartenedbysomething,itencouragesthemandmakesthemcheerful.Hewillhavebeenheartenedbythetelephoneopinionpollpublishedyesterday.AmericanEnglish:hearten /ˈhɑrtən/BrazilianPortuguese:encorajar Chinese:鼓舞EuropeanSpanish:animar French:encourager German:ermutigen Italian:rincuorare Japanese:元気づけるKorean:용기를얻다EuropeanPortuguese:encorajar LatinAmericanSpanish:animar Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically hearten heartburn heartburning -hearted hearten heartener heartening hearteningnews AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'H' Source DefinitionofheartenfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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