hearten
verb (used with object)
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
had heartened
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past perfectof hearten.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the midst of the blitz, Winston Churchill had heartened Britons with the promise that their ruined cities would rise "beautiful, resplendent, Phoenix-like from the ashes of the dead."
From Time Magazine Archive
In Britain's darkest and finest hour, his flaming words and dauntless courage had heartened his country to stand alone against Hitler at the crest of his Blitzkrieg power.
From Time Magazine Archive
To think so is so common an illusion to the climber that the Boy had heartened himself by saying, when he got there he would find it like the rest, horribly steep, but not impossible.
From The Magnetic North by Elizabeth Robins
The Commander-in-Chief read out a speech to us, thanking us for our services, which, he said, had helped him to victory, because we had heartened the troops and the people by our work.
From Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs
His father's letter had heartened him almost as much as the review in the Times.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
