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time heals all wounds en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Traditional sentiment, in the form “time is the healer of all necessary evils” used by Greek dramatist Menander (c. 342–290 BCE).

Meanings

1. Negative feelings eventually fade away.
   • “We quarrelled long ago, did we not, and many years have passed since we met, but Time heals all wounds and—welcome, son of my father. I need not ask if you are well,” and he glanced enviously at the great-framed man who knelt before him. 1910, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter II, in Morning Star:

Forms

Relateds

all in good time · in due time · patience is a virtue · this too shall pass

Synonyms

time heals · time heals all sorrows · time heals all hurts · time is the great healer · time is a great healer · time is a great healer of all wounds · time heals all things

Translations (32)

it il tempo guarisce ogni ferita (negative feelings eventually fade away) · pl czas leczy rany (negative feelings eventually fade away) · fr le temps guérit toutes les blessures (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ur وقت سارے زخم بھر دیتا ہے (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ga am a leigheasann gach créacht (negative feelings eventually fade away) · nl de tijd heelt alle wonden (negative feelings eventually fade away) · fi aika parantaa haavat (negative feelings eventually fade away) · no tiden leger alle sår (negative feelings eventually fade away) · pt o tempo cura tudo (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ru вре́мя лечит все раны (negative feelings eventually fade away) · cs čas všechno zahojí (negative feelings eventually fade away) · hu az idő minden sebet begyógyít (negative feelings eventually fade away) · tr zaman her şeyin ilacıdır (negative feelings eventually fade away) · el ο χρόνος θεραπεύει όλες τις πληγές (negative feelings eventually fade away) · cmn 時間能治癒一切創傷 /时间能治愈一切创伤 (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ja すべての傷を治癒する時間 (negative feelings eventually fade away) · es el tiempo cura todas las heridas (negative feelings eventually fade away) · sk čas všetko zahojí (negative feelings eventually fade away) · sv tiden läker alla sår (negative feelings eventually fade away) · da tiden læger alle sår (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ko 시간이 약이다 (negative feelings eventually fade away) · vi thời gian sẽ chữa lành mọi vết thương (negative feelings eventually fade away) · uk час лікує всі рани (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ar الزَّمَن يُعَالِجُ كُل الأَجْرَاح (negative feelings eventually fade away) · es el tiempo lo cura todo (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ko 세월이 약이다 (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ka დრო ყველაფრის მკურნალია (negative feelings eventually fade away) · hi समय सारे घाव भर देता है (negative feelings eventually fade away) · ca el temps cura totes les ferides (negative feelings eventually fade away) · sq koha shëron çdo gjë (negative feelings eventually fade away) · de die Zeit heilt alle Wunden (negative feelings eventually fade away) · cy amynedd yw eli pob dolur (negative feelings eventually fade away)

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