heal – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of heal

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youheal up
weLet's heal up
youheal up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)