well-healed

well-heal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel heel]
- /wɛl hil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wel heel]
- /wɛl hil/

Definitions of well-healed word

verb with object well-healed to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment. 1
verb with object well-healed to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful. 1
verb with object well-healed to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul. 1
verb without object well-healed to effect a cure. 1
verb without object well-healed (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often followed by up or over). 1

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Origin of well-healed

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English helen, Old English hǣlan (cognate with Dutch helen, German heilen, Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan), derivative of hāl hale1, whole

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Parts of speech for Well-healed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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well-healed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".