Meaning of "heal" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEAL

Old English hælan; related to Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan, Old High German heilen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HEAL

heal  [hiːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAL

Heal is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb heal in English.

WHAT DOES HEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heal

Heal may refer to: ▪ Healing, the process of repair and regeneration of damaged organic tissue ▪ Heal ▪ Heal's, a British department store ▪ Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives, formerly Health Education AIDS Liaison, an organization of AIDS denialists ▪ Heal, 1996 ▪ Heal, or the title song ▪ "Heal", a song by Westlife from Turnaround ▪ "Heal", a song by Yuna Ito ▪ Ian Healy, nicknamed "Heals", Australian cricketer...

Definition of heal in the English dictionary

The first definition of heal in the dictionary is to restore or be restored to health. Other definition of heal is to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation. Heal is also to treat by assisting in its natural repair.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEAL

PRESENT

Present

I heal

you heal

he/she/it heals

we heal

you heal

they heal

Present continuous

I am healing

you are healing

he/she/it is healing

we are healing

you are healing

they are healing

Present perfect

I have healed

you have healed

he/she/it has healed

we have healed

you have healed

they have healed

Present perfect continuous

I have been healing

you have been healing

he/she/it has been healing

we have been healing

you have been healing

they have been healing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I healed

you healed

he/she/it healed

we healed

you healed

they healed

Past continuous

I was healing

you were healing

he/she/it was healing

we were healing

you were healing

they were healing

Past perfect

I had healed

you had healed

he/she/it had healed

we had healed

you had healed

they had healed

Past perfect continuous

I had been healing

you had been healing

he/she/it had been healing

we had been healing

you had been healing

they had been healing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will heal

you will heal

he/she/it will heal

we will heal

you will heal

they will heal

Future continuous

I will be healing

you will be healing

he/she/it will be healing

we will be healing

you will be healing

they will be healing

Future perfect

I will have healed

you will have healed

he/she/it will have healed

we will have healed

you will have healed

they will have healed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been healing

you will have been healing

he/she/it will have been healing

we will have been healing

you will have been healing

they will have been healing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would heal

you would heal

he/she/it would heal

we would heal

you would heal

they would heal

Conditional continuous

I would be healing

you would be healing

he/she/it would be healing

we would be healing

you would be healing

they would be healing

Conditional perfect

I would have heal

you would have heal

he/she/it would have heal

we would have heal

you would have heal

they would have heal

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been healing

you would have been healing

he/she/it would have been healing

we would have been healing

you would have been healing

they would have been healing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you heal
we let´s heal
you heal

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to heal

Past participle

healed

Present Participle

healing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HEAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heal» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of heal

alleviate · ameliorate · assuage · conciliate · cure · ease · harmonize · help · lessen · make good · mend · reconcile · regenerate · remedy · restore · salve · settle · soothe

TRANSLATION OF HEAL

Find out the translation of heal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of heal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heal» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 愈合
• Translator English - Spanish: curar
• English: heal
• Translator English - Hindi: चंगा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَشْفِي
• Translator English - Russian: вылечивать
• Translator English - Portuguese: cicatrizar
• Translator English - Bengali: আরোগ্য করা
• Translator English - French: guérir
• Translator English - Malay: Sembuh
• Translator English - German: heilen
• Translator English - Japanese: 治る
• Translator English - Korean: (상처 등이) 낫다
• Translator English - Javanese: Waras
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hàn gắn
• Translator English - Tamil: குணமடைய
• Translator English - Marathi: बरे
• Translator English - Turkish: iyileşmek
• Translator English - Italian: guarire
• Translator English - Polish: zagoić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: загоюватися
• Translator English - Romanian: a vindeca
• Translator English - Greek: θεραπεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: genees
• Translator English - Swedish: läka
• Translator English - Norwegian: helbrede

10 QUOTES WITH «HEAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heal.

1

Lysette Anthony

I grew up not seeing my father, and it is a hole in my heart that will never heal.

2

Melody Beattie

Live your life fom your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.

3

Andy Behrman

The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.

4

Daniel Berrigan

A revolution is interesting insofar as it avoids like the plague the plague it promised to heal.

5

Sean Brady

Ireland and its people have much to be proud of. Yet every land and its people have moments of shame. Dealing with the failures of our past, as a country, as a Church, or as an individual is never easy. Our struggle to heal the wounds of decades of violence, injury and painful memory in Northern Ireland are more than ample evidence of this.

6

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Time is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it does not heal at all. And sometimes when it seems to, no healing has been necessary.

7

Robert Crais

I admire people who re-create themselves. And it seems to me that what gives us all the opportunity to be heroic in our own lives is that we work to heal ourselves and be better than we were yesterday.

8

Barbara Deming

Punishment cannot heal spirits, can only break them.

9

Colman Domingo

From afar, I have cried watching my nation, sore with prejudice, slowly heal itself. I hurt along with America, my phantom pains only alleviated by work I do every day - art.

10

Michel Faber

All my novels are about people who strive to heal and evolve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAL»

Discover the use of heal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

You Can Heal Your Life

This New York Times Bestseller has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Louise's key message in this powerful work is: ''If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

Louise L. Hay, 2009

Heal Your Body

Louise L. Hay, bestselling author, is an internationally known leader in the self-help field. Her key message: "If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.

Louise L. Hay, 1984

Foods That Heal: A Guide to Understanding and Using the ...

Describes the nutritional and therapeutic benefits of various fruits and vegetables, offers advice on diet and nutrition, and suggests healthful recipes

Bernard Jensen, 1993

Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill

Fats that Heal Fats that Kill presents the most current research on common and lesser known oils with therapeutic potential: flax, hemp, olive, fish, evening primrose, borage, blackcurrant, and even the much maligned snake oil.

Udo Erasmus, 1993

Meals that Heal Inflammation: Embrace Healthy Living and ...

Provides information, advice, and recipes for controlling inflammatory diseases, including arthritis, asthma, and allergies, with diet.

Julie Daniluk, 2012

Changes That Heal: The Four Shifts That Make Everything ...

This book focuses on four developmental tasks -- bonding to others, separating from others, integrating good and bad in our lives, and taking charge of our lives -- that all of us must accomplish to heal our inner pain and to enable us to ...

Henry Cloud, 2009

Love Yourself, Heal Your Life (Workbook) (Large Print 16pt)

This companion workbook to You Can Heal Your Life includes valuable writing exercises that teach you how to connect with your higher self....

Louise L. Hay, 2011

Meditations to Heal Your Life

Its what Louise calls stirring up the pot. She says, """"You dont have to agree with everything I say. But please examine what you believe and why. This is how youll grow and change. . . ."""" Begin reading anywhere in this book.

Louise L. Hay, 2010

Your Hands Can Heal You: Pranic Healing Energy Remedies to ...

What if one of the most effective tools you have to restore your health is not surgery or medications, but your own hands? Incredibly, your hands can heal you -- with the "energy medicine" of Pranic Healing.

Master Stephen Co, Eric B. Robins, 2007

Plants That Heal

Full of photographs, this book unlocks the secrets of the rich tradiiton of natural remedies--plants that heal the body and invigorate the mind.

George D. Pamplona-Roger, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heal is used in the context of the following news items.

Differences between immune cells could help heal or hurt your heart

Researchers have discovered that there are two types of immune cells in the heart: ones that helps you heal and recover, and ones that cause ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»

Helping South Carolina heal - The Washington Post

In South Carolina these days, no one speaks his name. The 21-year-old man-boy, who allegedly murdered nine people and incited unity ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Wounds Seen Slow to Heal for Europe Stocks as Italy Leads Swings …

While relief over Greece prompted the biggest European stock rally since 2011, the legacy for investors is volatility. After slumping to a ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Companions Help Heal Mental Illness at Iris Place - WBAY.com

Companions Help Heal Mental Illness at Iris Place. Sari Soffer Published: July 14, 2015, 4:35 pm Updated: July 14, 2015, 5:51 pm. Click to share on Twitter ... «WBAY, Jul 15»

It will take more than goodwill to heal this state - Charleston City Paper

"To use Gov. Nikki Haley's words, it truly is a great day in South Carolina" — that was the text message that awakened me at 7:15 Thursday ... «Charleston City Paper, Jul 15»

Pets with patience: Therapy dogs help heal SCV hearts and minds

As soon as Sadie walked into Gene Truex's special needs classroom at Valencia High School on Tuesday, his students' faces lit up. Sadie ... «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»

Stem Cells Might Heal Damaged Lungs - Newswise

Newswise — Collectively, diseases of the airways such as emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, and cystic fibrosis are the second leading cause of ... «Newswise, Jul 15»

Equine insight: Horses help heal, connect at Stony Point farm

Kaiden Rainey, 10, leans on Simba, a miniature horse at Avalon Farm's Healing with Horses program. Kaiden, who started attending the ... «Statesville Record & Landmark, Jul 15»

Freedom Fest: Helping Military Families Heal - WXOW News 19 La …

The entertainment is important to the event's founder, but there's a deeper meaning for Don Weber whose focus is helping military families heal. «WXOW.com, Jul 15»

From Retribution to Restoration in Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok's Drive …

From Retribution to Restoration in Sierra Leone: Fambul Tok's Drive to Heal Post-Civil Communities. By Pratik Raghu 2015, Vol. 7 No. 07 | pg. 1/1. «Student Pulse, Jul 15»