heal – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of heal

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to heal over
Participle: healed over
Gerund: healing over

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iheal over
youheal over
he;she;itheals over
weheal over
youheal over
theyheal over

Perfect

Ihave healed over
youhave healed over
he;she;ithas healed over
wehave healed over
youhave healed over
theyhave healed over

Past

Ihealed over
youhealed over
he;she;ithealed over
wehealed over
youhealed over
theyhealed over

Pluperfect

Ihad healed over
youhad healed over
he;she;ithad healed over
wehad healed over
youhad healed over
theyhad healed over

Future

Iwill heal over
youwill heal over
he;she;itwill heal over
wewill heal over
youwill heal over
theywill heal over

Future Perfect

Iwill have healed over
youwill have healed over
he;she;itwill have healed over
wewill have healed over
youwill have healed over
theywill have healed over

Subjunctive

Present

Iheal over
youheal over
he;she;itheal over
weheal over
youheal over
theyheal over

Perfect

Ihave healed over
youhave healed over
he;she;ithave healed over
wehave healed over
youhave healed over
theyhave healed over

Imperfect

Ihealed over
youhealed over
he;she;ithealed over
wehealed over
youhealed over
theyhealed over

Pluperfect

Ihad healed over
youhad healed over
he;she;ithad healed over
wehad healed over
youhad healed over
theyhad healed over

Conditional

Present

Iwould heal over
youwould heal over
he;she;itwould heal over
wewould heal over
youwould heal over
theywould heal over

Perfect

Iwould have healed over
youwould have healed over
he;she;itwould have healed over
wewould have healed over
youwould have healed over
theywould have healed over

Imperative

youheal over
weLet's heal over
youheal over

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam healing over
youare healing over
he;she;itis healing over
weare healing over
youare healing over
theyare healing over

Perfect

Ihave been healing over
youhave been healing over
he;she;ithas been healing over
wehave been healing over
youhave been healing over
theyhave been healing over

Past

Iwas healing over
youwere healing over
he;she;itwas healing over
wewere healing over
youwere healing over
theywere healing over

Pluperfect

Ihad been healing over
youhad been healing over
he;she;ithad been healing over
wehad been healing over
youhad been healing over
theyhad been healing over

Future

Iwill be healing over
youwill be healing over
he;she;itwill be healing over
wewill be healing over
youwill be healing over
theywill be healing over

Future Perfect

Iwill have been healing over
youwill have been healing over
he;she;itwill have been healing over
wewill have been healing over
youwill have been healing over
theywill have been healing over

Conditional

Present

Iwould be healing over
youwould be healing over
he;she;itwould be healing over
wewould be healing over
youwould be healing over
theywould be healing over

Perfect

Iwould have been healing over
youwould have been healing over
he;she;itwould have been healing over
wewould have been healing over
youwould have been healing over
theywould have been healing over

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'heal'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'heal'

beal, deal, feal, geal, head, heaf, heald, hean, heap, hear,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cure
treat, remedy, attend, restore, regenerate, renovate, fix, meliorate
amend
salve, compose, harmonize, settle, soothe
disinfect
cleanse, purge, purify

Antonyms

to cause damage to something
repair, harm
to cause pain
alleviate, analgesize, benumb, comfort, dave, ease, numb, relieve, soothe, hurt
cure
disease, contagion, corruption, complaint

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. hælan "make whole, sound and well," from P.Gmc. *khailaz (cf. O.S. helian, O.N. heila, O.Fris. hela, Du. heelen, Ger. heilen), lit. "to make whole," which is also the source of O.E. hal (see health). Heal-all as a native word for "panacea" is attested from 1577; applied to various plants since 1853.
2. From Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan (“to heal, cure, save, greet, salute”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal, make whole, save”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). Derived from the adjective at hand in whole.
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Scots hale, hail (“to heal”), Saterland Frisian heila, heilen (“to heal”), West Frisian hielje, Dutch helen (“to heal”), German heilen (“to heal”), Danish hele, Swedish hela (“to heal”), and further Russian цели́ть (celítʹ, “to heal”), Polish calić (“to save”), Czech celit (“to heal”), Serbo-Croatian céliti (“to heal”). See: Middle English 'helen', Proto-Germanic '*hailijaną', Dutch 'helen', German, old spelling 'heilen', Danish 'hele', Swedish 'hela', Russian 'цели́ть', Polish 'ocalić'.

Verbs referencing "heal"

Luxembourgish heelen, Cimbrian hailan, Dutch healen.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] and Post Office; and so forth. In connection with the quaker Hospital, there is a picture by West, which is exhibited for the benefit of the funds of the institution. The subject is, our Saviour healing the sick, and it is, perhaps, as favourable a specimen of the master as can be seen anywhere. Whether this be high or low praise, depends upon the reader 's taste. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Dickens, ’ says the colonel, ‘Doctor Crocus. ’ Upon which Doctor Crocus, who is a tall, fine-looking Scotchman, but rather fierce and warlike in appearance for a professor of the peaceful art of healing, bursts out of the concourse with his right arm extended, and his chest thrown out as far as it will possibly come, and says: (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ She had some fine old paintings; one, in particular, of Jesus healing a blind man. They were very fine, and used to impress me strongly. ‘See there, Auguste, ’ she would say; ‘the blind man was a beggar, poor and loathsome; therefore, he would not heal him [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] Jesus healing a blind man. They were very fine, and used to impress me strongly. ‘See there, Auguste, ’ she would say; ‘the blind man was a beggar, poor and loathsome; therefore, he would not heal him _afar off ! _ He called him to him, and put _his hands on him ! _ Remember this, my boy. ’ If I had lived to grow up under her care, she might have stimulated me to I know not what of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The woman, whom long practice with the victims of brutality had made familiar with many healing arts, went on to make many applications to Tom's wounds, by means of which he was soon somewhat relieved. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Cassy went and got it. Tom opened, at once, to a heavily marked passage, much worn, of the last scenes in the life of Him by whose stripes we are healed. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Long before his wounds were healed, Legree insisted that he should be put to the regular field-work; and then came day after day of pain and weariness, aggravated by every kind of injustice and indignity that the ill-will of a mean [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ I know it is, ” said Mrs. Shelby, as her tears fell fast; “ and _I_ cannot heal it, but Jesus can. He healeth the broken hearted, and bindeth up their wounds. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)