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took heart

took heart is the simple past of take heart.

Meaning of take heart

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be courageous; to regain one's courage.
    • I took heart in the assurance that the issue was already solved.
    Antonyms:
    lose heart

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Questions about took heart

What is took heart the simple past of?
Took heart is the simple past of take heart.

Words near took heart in the dictionary

  1. took fright
  2. took from behind
  3. took gas
  4. took great pains
  5. took guard
  6. took heart
  7. took heed
  8. took hold
  9. took holy orders
  10. took home
  11. took horse

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