healed; healing; heals
1
a
: to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole
heal a wound
b
: to make well again : to restore to health
heal the sick
2
a
: to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend
the troubles … had not been forgotten, but they had been healed—
William Power
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b
: to patch up or correct (a breach or division)
heal a breach between friends
3
: to restore to original purity or integrity
healed of sin
: to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state
The cut has already healed.
Examples of heal in a Sentence
You've got to give the injury time to heal.
After the divorce, he needed some time to heal.
The ointment will help heal the wound.
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Days get easier, but there's no day where it's totally healed.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Others begin with We—healing teams, reshaping culture.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Perhaps that’s why Swedes consistently rank near the top of happiness indexes: Here, there are plenty of options to leave the world behind and surround yourself with the healing properties of water.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
The deepest wounds take more than a lifetime to heal.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Others begin with We—healing teams, reshaping culture.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Perhaps that’s why Swedes consistently rank near the top of happiness indexes: Here, there are plenty of options to leave the world behind and surround yourself with the healing properties of water.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
The deepest wounds take more than a lifetime to heal.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heal
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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heal
verb
: to make or become healthy or whole
heal the sick
a cut that heals slowly
Medical Definition
heal
transitive verb1
: to make sound or whole especially in bodily condition
2
: to cure of disease or disorder
heal injured tissues
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