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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He had said it was how he had healed his PTSD.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
By then, he said, his injuries had healed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
This work revealed the skull had bite marks, and previously broken ribs that had healed in its lifetime.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
His thick brown fur was bald in places, where the scars had healed.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
