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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Before sunrise, healing Chiron receives a square from our love and values planet, so tender spots around giving and receiving attention may ache.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
The appeal has since raised more than $165,000 toward a $200,000 goal for medical care and lost wages as of Friday morning as Smith continues to heal.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival‘s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting on planet Earth.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 June 2026
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
The appeal has since raised more than $165,000 toward a $200,000 goal for medical care and lost wages as of Friday morning as Smith continues to heal.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who will receive the Taormina Film Festival‘s Special Sustainability Award on Thursday evening, is on a mission to try and heal the damages humanity is inflicting on planet Earth.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 June 2026
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 14 Jun. 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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