heal

//hiːl//
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Verb

healInfinitive
healPresent tense
healedPast tense
healedPast participle
healingPresent participle
healsThird-person singular
1

To make or become healthy, whole, or sound again; to restore to health or cure.

The wound healed quickly.

Verb

healInfinitive
healPresent tense
healedPast tense
healedPast participle
healingPresent participle
healsThird-person singular
1

To repair or mend emotionally or spiritually; to recover from grief, trauma, or distress.

It took her a long time to heal after losing her father.

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