soothe
verb /suːð/
/suːð/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they soothe | /suːð/ /suːð/ |
| he / she / it soothes | /suːðz/ /suːðz/ |
| past simple soothed | /suːðd/ /suːðd/ |
| past participle soothed | /suːðd/ /suːðd/ |
| -ing form soothing | /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ |
- soothe somebody to make somebody who is anxious, upset, etc. feel calmer synonym calm
- The music soothed her for a while.
- Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe.
- soothe something to make a tense or painful part of your body feel more comfortable synonym relieve
- This should soothe the pain.
- Take a warm bath to soothe tense, tired muscles.
Word OriginOld English sōthian ‘verify, show to be true’, from sōth ‘true’, of Germanic origin. In the 16th cent. the verb passed through the senses ‘corroborate (a statement)’, ‘humour (a person) by expressing agreement’ and ‘flatter by one's assent’, which led to the senses ‘mollify, appease’ (late 17th cent.).