hearten
verb (used with object)
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
will hearten
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future tenseof hearten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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This will hearten Kyiv, which has demanded more pressure be placed on Russia in talks between Moscow and Washington discussing a possible ceasefire.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
There is also some quite progressive language in this draft decision that will hearten campaigners, specifically the mention of coal.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
Its inclusion will hearten many developing nations, which have been asking for a clear financial commitment to tackle the impacts of climate change that they can't adapt to.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2021
Said the Dean of Prescot at Lancashire: "The recollection and commemoration of men and women who died for genuine religious convictions will hearten not only Catholics but many others."
From Time Magazine Archive
I should like to read you some passages of a letter from a man of another calling, which I think will hearten you.
From Courage by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
