hearten - Longman Dictionary

hearten meaning, definition, what is hearten: to make someone feel happier and more ho...: Learn more. hearten Wordfamily (noun) heartheartlessnessheartiness (adjective) heartened≠disheartenedheartening≠dishearteningheartlesshearty (verb) hearten≠dishearten (adverb) heartilyheartlesslyhearteningly≠dishearteninglyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishheartenheart‧en/ˈhɑːtn$ˈhɑːr-/verb[transitive]    HAPPYtomakesomeonefeelhappierandmorehopefulOPPdishearten  Iwasheartenedtoseeherlookingsowell.GrammarHeartenisusuallypassive.—hearteningadjective—hearteninglyadverb→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpushearten•TheadministrationwasheartenedbytheU.N.vote.•Thesightoftheflamesleapingupdidmuchtoheartenme.•Therewashot,spicedwinetoheartenthebride,whodrankitgratefully.•Itwouldheartenthemanyfeministswhocrowdedthechurchthatnightwithoutcontradictingtheteachingsofthemagisterium. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Wind,water,sun Physics Theatre Nurses,doctors,etc Seealltopics Wordoftheday casual relaxedandnotworried,orseemingnottocareaboutsomething VerbtableheartenPresentI,you,we,theyheartenhe,she,itheartens >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyheartenedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveheartenedhe,she,ithasheartenedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadheartenedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillheartenFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveheartened >ViewLess