hearten

English

Etymology

From heart +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːtən/
Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tən

Verb

hearten (third-person singular simple present heartens, present participle heartening, simple past and past participle heartened)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of hearten

infinitive	(to) hearten
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hearten	heartened
2nd person singular	hearten, heartenest^*
3rd person singular	heartens, hearteneth^*
plural	hearten

subjunctive	hearten

imperative	hearten	—

participles	heartening	heartened
^* Archaic or obsolete.

Translations

to give heart to, to encourage

Bulgarian: насърчавам (bg) (nasǎrčavam), окуражавам (bg) (okuražavam)
Dutch: bemoedigen (nl)
Esperanto: kuraĝigi
Finnish: kannustaa (fi), rohkaista (fi)
French: encourager (fr)
German: ermutigen (de)

Hungarian: bátorít (hu), buzdít (hu)
Italian: rincuorare (it), incoraggiare (it)
Portuguese: animar (pt)
Russian: обордять (obordjat')
Spanish: alentar (es), animar (es)
Swedish: uppmuntra (sv)

Anagrams

Teheran, earneth, earthen, rhenate