hearten
verb /ˈhɑːtn/
/ˈhɑːrtn/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hearten | /ˈhɑːtn/ /ˈhɑːrtn/ |
| he / she / it heartens | /ˈhɑːtnz/ /ˈhɑːrtnz/ |
| past simple heartened | /ˈhɑːtnd/ /ˈhɑːrtnd/ |
| past participle heartened | /ˈhɑːtnd/ /ˈhɑːrtnd/ |
| -ing form heartening | /ˈhɑːtnɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrtnɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody hope
- be heartened (by something) I was heartened by all the support I received.