heal – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of heal

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to heal
Participle: healed
Gerund: healing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iheal
youheal
he;she;itheals
weheal
youheal
theyheal

Perfect

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

Past

Ihealed
youhealed
he;she;ithealed
wehealed
youhealed
theyhealed

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iheal
youheal
he;she;itheal
weheal
youheal
theyheal

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ihealed
youhealed
he;she;ithealed
wehealed
youhealed
theyhealed

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youheal
weLet's heal
youheal

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)