hearten

🇺🇸 /ˈhɑːrtn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhɑːtn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make someone feel happier and more confident

The kind words from my friends heartened me during a difficult time.

translation

v. to make someone feel happier and more confident

Word Forms

3rd Present heartens
Past heartened
Perfect heartened
Progressive heartening