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Soothe means to calm or relieve pain. Regular verb: soothe-soothed-soothed.
Meanings
- To calm or comfort
- To relieve pain
- To ease worries
Common Collocations
soothe the pain
soothe nerves
soothing music
soothe a baby
Tip for Learners
Soothe means provide comfort. "The music soothed her nerves."
Present Simple
| I | soothe |
| you | soothe |
| he/she/it | soothes |
| we | soothe |
| they | soothe |
Examples - Present Simple
- I soothe my crying baby.
- You soothe your nerves with tea.
- She soothes her aching muscles.
- We soothe the patient.
- They soothe upset customers.
Present Continuous
| I | am soothing |
| you | are soothing |
| he/she/it | is soothing |
| we | are soothing |
| they | are soothing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am soothing the baby.
- You are soothing your nerves.
- She is soothing her muscles.
- We are soothing the patient.
- They are soothing customers.
Present Perfect
| I | have soothed |
| you | have soothed |
| he/she/it | has soothed |
| we | have soothed |
| they | have soothed |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have soothed the baby.
- You have soothed your nerves.
- She has soothed her muscles.
- We have soothed the patient.
- They have soothed customers.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been soothing |
| you | have been soothing |
| he/she/it | has been soothing |
| we | have been soothing |
| they | have been soothing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been soothing the baby.
- You have been soothing your nerves.
- She has been soothing her muscles.
- We have been soothing the patient.
- They have been soothing customers.
Past Simple
| I | soothed |
| you | soothed |
| he/she/it | soothed |
| we | soothed |
| they | soothed |
Examples - Past Simple
- I soothed the baby.
- You soothed your nerves.
- She soothed her muscles.
- We soothed the patient.
- They soothed customers.
Past Continuous
| I | was soothing |
| you | were soothing |
| he/she/it | was soothing |
| we | were soothing |
| they | were soothing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was soothing the baby.
- You were soothing your nerves.
- She was soothing her muscles.
- We were soothing the patient.
- They were soothing customers.
Past Perfect
| I | had soothed |
| you | had soothed |
| he/she/it | had soothed |
| we | had soothed |
| they | had soothed |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had soothed the baby.
- You had soothed your nerves.
- She had soothed her muscles.
- We had soothed the patient.
- They had soothed customers.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been soothing |
| you | had been soothing |
| he/she/it | had been soothing |
| we | had been soothing |
| they | had been soothing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been soothing the baby.
- You had been soothing your nerves.
- He had been soothing his muscles.
- We had been soothing the patient.
- They had been soothing customers.
Future Simple
| I | will soothe |
| you | will soothe |
| he/she/it | will soothe |
| we | will soothe |
| they | will soothe |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will soothe the baby.
- You will soothe your nerves.
- She will soothe her muscles.
- We will soothe the patient.
- They will soothe customers.
Future Continuous
| I | will be soothing |
| you | will be soothing |
| he/she/it | will be soothing |
| we | will be soothing |
| they | will be soothing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be soothing the baby.
- You will be soothing your nerves.
- He will be soothing his muscles.
- We will be soothing the patient.
- They will be soothing customers.
Future Perfect
| I | will have soothed |
| you | will have soothed |
| he/she/it | will have soothed |
| we | will have soothed |
| they | will have soothed |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have soothed the baby.
- You will have soothed your nerves.
- She will have soothed her muscles.
- We will have soothed the patient.
- They will have soothed customers.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been soothing |
| you | will have been soothing |
| he/she/it | will have been soothing |
| we | will have been soothing |
| they | will have been soothing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been soothing the baby.
- You will have been soothing your nerves.
- He will have been soothing his muscles.
- We will have been soothing the patient.
- They will have been soothing customers.