heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
healed
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past participleof heal.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof heal.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
healverb (used with object)to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
Example Sentences
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Instead, we cut to rehearsals for the comeback tour, with a caption informing us the brothers "didn't speak for 15 years", and an implication that all the wounds have been miraculously healed.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The fact that these injuries healed successfully provides another clue about royal life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"If those wounds are not healed it can have a really detrimental impact, not only on the people concerned but also on the reputation of the institution."
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But some of those divides are more easily healed than others.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
I am grateful that I will be healed.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
