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
William Power
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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Interest accelerated in the 1990s, when NASA scientists experimenting with using red LEDs to grow plants in space noticed that small cuts on their hands healed unusually quickly under the lights.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Their serenity is about to be broken by the arrival of the new PE teacher who is haunted by his past and determined to uncover the secret of how all of the townspeople are healed weekly by the touch of a 15-year-old boy with special powers.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
That being said, adding Likely gives Dart a versatile offensive weapon in case wide receiver Malik Nabers needs more time to heal from his torn ACL, and Newsome gives the Giants secondary the veteran presence that Flott vacated.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The relationship between Salim and Noor will never heal.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Their serenity is about to be broken by the arrival of the new PE teacher who is haunted by his past and determined to uncover the secret of how all of the townspeople are healed weekly by the touch of a 15-year-old boy with special powers.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
That being said, adding Likely gives Dart a versatile offensive weapon in case wide receiver Malik Nabers needs more time to heal from his torn ACL, and Newsome gives the Giants secondary the veteran presence that Flott vacated.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The relationship between Salim and Noor will never heal.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Heal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heal. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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