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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
take heart en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Used when encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult situation.
Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.
Translations (9)
fr courage (Translations) · el καλό κουράγιο (Translations) · ja 頑張れ (Translations) · gl sede valentes (Translations) · pl głowa do góry (Translations) · gl sé valente (Translations) · de sich ein Herz nehmen (Translations) · ja 頑張って (Translations) · it forza e coraggio (Translations)
take heart en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To be courageous; to regain one's courage.
England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.
2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:I took heart in the assurance that the issue was already solved.
Forms
Antonyms
lose heart
Relateds
hearty · heartiness · have a heart
Synonyms
buck up · take courage
Translations (25)
it prendere il coraggio a due mani (to be courageous) · el αναθαρρεύω (to be courageous) · is öðlast kjark (to be courageous) · ja 頑張る (to be courageous) · sh јуна́чити (to be courageous) · is herða sig upp (to be courageous) · sh odvážiti (to be courageous) · is brynja sig þolinmæði (to be courageous) · is herða upp hugann (to be courageous) · sh одва́жити (to be courageous) · is mjálma í sig móðinn (to be courageous) · is taka á öllu sínu (to be courageous) · sv hålla ut (to be courageous) · hu felbátorodik (to be courageous) · gl ser valente (to be courageous) · is safna kjarki (to be courageous) · it farsi coraggio (to be courageous) · is manna sig upp í að gera eitthvað (to be courageous) · is hleypa í sig kjarki (to be courageous) · is setja í sig móð (to be courageous) · is taka í sig kjark (to be courageous) · sh junáčiti (to be courageous) · fi rohkaistua (to be courageous) · is hleypa í sig hörku (to be courageous) · el αναθαρρώ (to be courageous)