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missdaredevil
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: hearten |
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I understand that the verb *hearten* means *encourage*. However I don't often see that used a lot.
How is that normally used?
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lotus
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Hi missdaredevil,
I was heartened to hear that she was getting married.
--lotus |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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After hearing that she's married, you feel like you are encourage to do the same?
Am I making the right assumption?
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| lotus wrote: |
Hi missdaredevil,
I was heartened to hear that she was getting married.
--lotus |
* means "I was glad to hear..." / "It made me happy to hear..."
"Hearten" isn't used very much...the most common way that you'll see this word is probably in the negative adjective, "disheartened," as in, "I was disheartened to hear that the wedding was cancelled." |
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missdaredevil
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| THANKS for clarifying such a mistake. |
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