heal
1 of 1verb/hil/
Forms:heals,healing,healed,healed
1
to become healthy again
B1- Over time, a wound may heal and gradually close.
- Patients receive medical care to help injuries heal properly.
- The injury is currently healing with the prescribed treatment.
- Many individuals are actively healing with the help of therapy.
- Patients have recently healed after undergoing medical procedures.
2
to cause a person or thing to return to a state of physical or emotional health
B2transitive- The medicine healed his sore throat, allowing him to speak without pain.
- The doctor’s treatment helped heal the wound quickly.
- The warm sunlight seemed to heal his tired muscles after a long hike.
- She used herbal remedies to heal her cold more naturally.
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3
to reduce or ease someone's emotional pain or suffering
transitive- Talking to a friend can help heal the pain of a breakup.
- Her words of comfort seemed to heal his sorrow after the loss.
- Therapy can heal the psychological scars left by a traumatic experience.
- Acts of kindness can help heal the pain of loneliness.
- She found that volunteering helped heal some of the sadness she felt.
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