took heart
Became more hopeful
Took heart means became encouraged or regained confidence after discouragement: She took heart from the early results and pressed on.
The phrase suggests finding renewed hope or courage when circumstances seem difficult.
The heart here represents emotional resilience—to take heart is to gather one's spirits.
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- courageFortitude facing danger
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- buoyedSupported from below
perseverance · never gave up · pressed on · hopefulness · fortitude · turned the tide · rallied · renewal · new lease on life · determination · reinvigoration · optimism · relief · rose above · uplift · weathered the storm · saw the light · tenacity
emotional response to circumstances
took heartdespaired
Lost all hope
lost heart · lost faith · gave up · threw in the towel · quailed
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