take heart
Definition
Verb phrase: - To become encouraged, hopeful, or confident; to gain courage, especially after a period of doubt or discouragement.
Usage
This phrase is used to advise or describe someone finding renewed strength, optimism, or determination in a difficult situation. It is often used in the imperative form as direct encouragement.
Examples
- Take heart; the worst of the storm is over now.
Advanced Usage
- "To take heart from something": This common construction specifies the source of the encouragement.
- Investors took heart from the company's strong quarterly report.
Variants and Related Words
- Heartening (adj): Something that gives cause for hope or cheer.
- The news from the hospital was heartening.
- Disheartened (adj): The opposite state; feeling a loss of hope or confidence.
- He felt disheartened by the constant criticism.
Synonyms
- Be encouraged
- Take comfort
- Cheer up
- Gain confidence
Antonyms
- Lose heart
- Be discouraged
- Despair
Related Idioms
- Lose heart: To become discouraged or hopeless.
- Don't lose heart; we still have a chance to win.
- Take something to heart: To be deeply affected or upset by something, or to consider something seriously.
- He took the criticism to heart and vowed to improve. (Note: This is a different idiom with a distinct meaning.)
Verb
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gain courage
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