take heart

Speech parts

1. take heart - Verb

2. take heart - Interjection

3. take heart - Phrase

Meaning

gain courage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

buck up believe brighten cherish cheer up pep up man up take courage have faith be sure of take comfort be assured be brave be uplifted look at sunny side
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Antonyms

give up lose heart get cold feet be scared be afraid be very afraid
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Hypernyms

recreate cheer hearten embolden

Examples

At four it has returned to cloudy and I go out with the dog, telling myself to take heart, the sun is setting, albeit behind the clouds, almost a half hour later than it did a month ago. Source: Internet

But take heart, hopefully after reading this post you will be able to show off your Henrietta Lacks knowledge to your friends. Source: Internet

Everybody else: You'll need to do it the hard way, but take heart – you can do it (mostly) in English. Source: Internet

However, you can take heart in knowing that your ability to cope will evolve at the same pace. Source: Internet

If staring down JavaScript leaves you unsteady, take heart. Source: Internet

If you fall into this category, take heart. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

take heart

Close letter words and terms

take ground take guard take hair out of braids take heed take hold take hold of