English-Thai Dictionary

hearten

VT ให้กำลังใจ  ให้ ความมั่นใจ  cheerful encourage inspirit discourage dishearten hai-kam-lang-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEARTEN

v.t.h `artn. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate courage. 1. To restore fertility or strength to; as, to hearten land. [Little used. ]

 

HEARTENER

n.He or that which gives courage or animation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEARTEN

Heart "en, v. t. Etym: [From Heart. ]

 

1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. Shak.

 

2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.

 

HEARTENER

HEARTENER Heart "en *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, heartens, animates, or stirs up. W. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hearten

heart en |ˈhärtn ˈhɑrtn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be heartened ) make more cheerful or confident: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : she was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic | (as adj. heartening ) : this is the most heartening news of all. DERIVATIVES heart en ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

hearten

heart ¦en |ˈhɑːt (ə )n | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make more cheerful or confident: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : she was heartened to observe that the effect was faintly comic | (as adj. heartening ) : this is the most heartening news of all. DERIVATIVES hearteningly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hearten

hearten verb the letter from Daphne will hearten him: cheer (up ), encourage, raise someone's spirits, boost, buoy up, perk up, inspirit, uplift, elate; comfort, reassure; informal buck up, pep up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hearten

hearten verb their success greatly heartened him: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits, encourage, comfort, reassure, console, boost, buoy up, perk up, ginger up; invigorate, revitalize, energize, animate, rouse, revivify, exhilarate, uplift, elate; informal buck up, pep up, give a shot in the arm to; rare inspirit. ANTONYMS dishearten.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hearten

heart en /hɑ́ː r t (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉元気づけられる, 励まされる, 勇気づけられる (cheer ).～ing 形容詞 元気づける, 励ましになる .～ing ly 副詞