hearten
verb (used with object)
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
heartens
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present tense formof hearten (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It heartens her when people tell her they are vaccinated and boosted, if eligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
“What heartens me is that Republicans and Democrats both hear about this issue,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2019
The outpouring of support heartens her, but Valerio has a less-than-optimistic forecast for Muslims.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018
What heartens Mr. Gainor is Mr. Zuckerberg’s willingness to sit down with conservatives to work on fixing the problem.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2016
Very dangerous, indeed, because nothing heartens the Kaiser and his advisers so much as weakness in any of the allied nations.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
