Meanings
alternative time heals every wound
- 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 StarSynonyms: time heals, time is a great healer, time is a great healer of all wounds, time is the great healer, time heals all hurts, time heals all sorrows, time heals all things
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbNegative feelings eventually fade away.
Origin
Traditional sentiment, in the form “time is the healer of all necessary evils” used by Greek dramatist Menander (c. 342–290 BCE).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الزَّمَن يُعَالِجُ كُل الأَجْرَاح
- الزَّمَن يُعَالِجُ كُل الأَجْرَاح (az-zaman yuʕāliju kul al-ʔajrāḥ)negative feelings eventually fade away
Catalan el temps cura totes les ferides
- el temps cura totes les feridesnegative feelings eventually fade away
Chinese Mandarin 時間能治癒一切創傷 /时间能治愈一切创伤
- 時間能治癒一切創傷 /时间能治愈一切创伤 (shíjiān néng zhìyù yīqiè chuāngshāng)negative feelings eventually fade away
Czech čas všechno zahojí
- čas všechno zahojínegative feelings eventually fade away
Danish tiden læger alle sår
- tiden læger alle sårnegative feelings eventually fade away
Dutch de tijd heelt alle wonden
- de tijd heelt alle wondennegative feelings eventually fade away
Finnish aika parantaa haavat
- aika parantaa haavatnegative feelings eventually fade away
French le temps guérit toutes les blessures
- le temps guérit toutes les blessuresnegative feelings eventually fade away
German die Zeit heilt alle Wunden
- die Zeit heilt alle Wundennegative feelings eventually fade away
Greek ο χρόνος θεραπεύει όλες τις πληγές
- ο χρόνος θεραπεύει όλες τις πληγές (o chrónos therapévei óles tis pligés)negative feelings eventually fade away
Hindi समय सारे घाव भर देता है
- समय सारे घाव भर देता है (samay sāre ghāv bhar detā hai)negative feelings eventually fade away
Hungarian az idő minden sebet begyógyít
- az idő minden sebet begyógyítnegative feelings eventually fade away
Irish am a leigheasann gach créacht
- am a leigheasann gach créachtnegative feelings eventually fade away
Italian il tempo guarisce ogni ferita
- il tempo guarisce ogni feritanegative feelings eventually fade away
Japanese すべての傷を治癒する時間
- すべての傷を治癒する時間 (Subete no kizu o chiyu suru jikan)negative feelings eventually fade away
Korean 세월이 약이다, 시간이 약이다
- 세월이 약이다 (sewori yagida)negative feelings eventually fade away
- 시간이 약이다 (sigani yagida)negative feelings eventually fade away
Norwegian tiden leger alle sår
- tiden leger alle sårnegative feelings eventually fade away
Polish czas leczy rany
- czas leczy ranynegative feelings eventually fade away
Portuguese o tempo cura tudo
- o tempo cura tudonegative feelings eventually fade away
Russian вре́мя лечит все раны
- вре́мя лечит все раны (vrémja lečit vse rany)negative feelings eventually fade away
Slovak čas všetko zahojí
- čas všetko zahojínegative feelings eventually fade away
Spanish el tiempo cura todas las heridas, el tiempo lo cura todo
- el tiempo cura todas las heridasnegative feelings eventually fade away
- el tiempo lo cura todonegative feelings eventually fade away
Swedish tiden läker alla sår
- tiden läker alla sårnegative feelings eventually fade away
Turkish zaman her şeyin ilacıdır
- zaman her şeyin ilacıdırnegative feelings eventually fade away
Ukrainian час лікує всі рани
- час лікує всі рани (čas likuje vsi rany)negative feelings eventually fade away
Urdu وقت سارے زخم بھر دیتا ہے
- وقت سارے زخم بھر دیتا ہے (waqt sāre zaxm bhar detā hai)negative feelings eventually fade away
Vietnamese thời gian sẽ chữa lành mọi vết thương
- thời gian sẽ chữa lành mọi vết thươngnegative feelings eventually fade away
Welsh amynedd yw eli pob dolur
- amynedd yw eli pob dolurnegative feelings eventually fade away
Cite this entry
time heals all wounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20heals%20all%20wounds
“time heals all wounds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20heals%20all%20wounds. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time heals all wounds,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20heals%20all%20wounds.
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