heal
[hiːl]
To heal means to get better or feel better when you're sick or hurt.
When we say that someone heals quickly from an injury, it usually means they don't take long to recover and feel okay again. If a medicine helps us heal faster, it makes our body's natural healing process work more efficiently. You might also hear people talk about emotional wounds that need to be healed - in this case, they're talking about making peace with something difficult that happened or feeling better after a hard time.
How common is "heal"?
Word heal is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
noun
A spell or ability that restores hit points or removes a status ailment.
verb
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
Example: This bandage will heal your cut.
get betterrecovercuremake whole
Real examples of "heals" in context
