take heart

idiomatic phrase

: to gain courage or confidence : to begin to feel better and more hopeful
Take heart; things will get better soon.
While teams like the Indians and the Red Sox face grueling Septembers, the A's … can take heart in having survived their most difficult stretch.Sports Illustrated
Movements against any form of repression can take heart from a historical method that demonstrates that much of what has been produced by history can also be dismantled.Nicholas B. Dirks

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The owner took heart from a commentator, writing for The Times of India, who said the non-endorsement had been the right call. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 For those glum that Saks Fifth Avenue sacked its holiday sound and light show, take heart. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 17 Nov. 2024 Disney’s attorneys may take heart in a recent decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a lower court decision over a case that DeSantis’ critics viewed as another example of the governor’s overreach. Mike Schneider, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024 Optimists can take heart from the much more positive attitudes toward the United States evident in capitals around the world recently. Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2010 See all Example Sentences for take heart 

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take heart was in 1530

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“Take heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20heart. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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