take heart

UK/ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/US/ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/

verb

To be courageous; to regain one's courage.

“I took heart in the assurance that the issue was already solved.”

Similar
take couragebuck up
Opposite
lose heart
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Meanings

verbtake heart (third-person singular simple present takes heart, present participle taking heart, simple past took heart, past participle taken heart)

present singular third person takes heart · participle present taking heart · past took heart · participle past taken heart

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo be courageous; to regain one's courage.

    I took heart in the assurance that the issue was already solved.

    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: take courage, buck up · Antonyms: lose heart

interjection
  1. Used when encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult situation.

    Take heart, help will arrive shortly and everything will be fine.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be courageous; to regain one's courage.

Similar
take couragebuck up
Opposite
lose heart

More synonyms by meaning

verbgain courage

Similar
buck up
Broader
cheerheartenrecreate
Also see
buck uptake courage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish rohkaistua
  • rohkaistuato be courageous
French courage
  • courageTranslations
German sich ein Herz nehmen
  • sich ein Herz nehmenTranslations
Greek αναθαρρεύω, αναθαρρώ
  • αναθαρρεύω (anatharrévo)to be courageous
  • αναθαρρώ (anatharró)to be courageous
  • καλό κουράγιο (kaló kourágio)Translations
Hungarian felbátorodik
  • felbátorodikto be courageous
Icelandic herða sig upp, herða upp hugann
  • herða sig uppto be courageous
  • herða upp hugannto be courageous
  • safna kjarkito be courageous
  • öðlast kjarkto be courageous
  • taka í sig kjarkto be courageous
  • hleypa í sig kjarkito be courageous
  • hleypa í sig hörkuto be courageous
  • manna sig upp í að gera eitthvaðto be courageous
  • taka á öllu sínuto be courageous
  • mjálma í sig móðinnto be courageous
  • setja í sig móðto be courageous
  • brynja sig þolinmæðito be courageous
Italian farsi coraggio, prendere il coraggio a due mani
  • farsi coraggioto be courageous
  • prendere il coraggio a due manito be courageous
  • forza e coraggioTranslations
Japanese 頑張る, 頑張って
  • 頑張る (ganbaru)to be courageous
  • 頑張って (ganbatte)Translations
  • 頑張れ (ganbare)Translations
Polish głowa do góry
  • głowa do góryTranslations
Swedish hålla ut
  • hålla utto be courageous

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with take heart

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Cite this entry
APA

take heart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20heart

MLA

“take heart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20heart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take heart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20heart.

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