heal
verb (used with object)
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
have healed
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present perfectof heal.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In many ways, plugging into the literary community and falling in love with reading again have healed that sense of loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Check out the full interview with Zicherman, in which he discusses dimensionalizing Hernandez, the player's immense paranoia, and "people and institutions" who may have healed a level of adjacent culpability.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2024
The scars have healed and fury subsided, but the notorious legacy of the 1970 final endures.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
"You have healed many women and today we are asking you to heal this country too," said supporter Justine Mafu as she awaited Mukwege's announcement.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2023
The fiery water of the Phlegethon may have healed her and given her strength, but it didn’t do anything for her hunger or thirst.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
