heal
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- pronunciation:
- hil
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
heals, healing, healed |
| definition: |
to become healthy or whole again.
Her broken leg healed in about a month.- synonyms:
- recover
- similar words:
- improve, mend
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| related words: |
recover |
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| derivation: |
healed (adj.) |
The words
heal and
heel, and the contraction
he'll (he will), sound alike but have different meanings.