heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
had healed
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past perfectof heal.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By then, he said, his injuries had healed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
As their $20 bills started flying at him, so did their stories, about how raw milk had healed their health issues, including asthma.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Some Allosaurus fossils show signs of quite horrific injuries -- for instance caused by the spiked tail of a Stegosaurus -- that had healed and some which hadn't.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
Growing up in Kenya and Norway and then settling in London, I often wondered what it would be like to go back and see if and how the country and the people had healed.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
He remembered how he felt after he had healed the puppy and its mother.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
