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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"I don't think that the scars have healed for many people around the country so I do think this is an unnecessary conversation to be having at this time," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
When his elbow healed, he dominated at the plate and on the mound in ways not even Babe Ruth could have imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The scientists then created small wounds and monitored how quickly they healed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
