hearten
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːtn̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹtn̩/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən
Verb[edit]
hearten (third-person singular simple present heartens, present participle heartening, simple past and past participle heartened)
- (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
- Antonym: dishearten
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to give heart to, to encourage
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