• IPA: /ˈhɑːtən/

hearten (heartens, present participle heartening; past and past participle heartened)

1. (transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

Conjugation of hearten

infinitive	(to) hearten
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hearten	heartened
2nd-person singular	* hearten, heartenest*	heartened, heartenedst*
3rd-person singular	heartens, hearteneth*	heartened#English|heartened
plural	hearten
subjunctive	hearten
imperative	hearten	—
participle> participles	heartening	heartened
* Archaic or obsolete.

Translations

• French: encourager
• German: ermutigen
• Italian: rincuorare, incoraggiare
• Portuguese: animar
• Russian: воодушевля́ть
• Spanish: alentar, animar

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