Heal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

heal or recover

get healthy again

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈiːl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈiːl/.

Examples

My broken leg is mending
The wound is healing slowly
The treatment cured the boy's acne

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cure bring around mend

Parts of Speech

verb	heal or recover “My broken leg is mending”
verb	get healthy again “The wound is healing slowly”
verb	provide a cure for, make healthy again “The treatment cured the boy's acne”

Word Forms

healing	noun	the natural process by which the body repairs itself
curable	adjective	curing or healing is possible
curative	adjective	tending to cure or restore to health
cure	noun	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
healer	noun	a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heilen

heilen oder genesen

🇫🇷French

guérir

guérir ou récupérer

🇪🇸Spanish

sanar

sanar o recuperarse

🇮🇹Italian

guarire

guarire o recuperare

🇳🇱Dutch

genezen

genezen of herstellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

curar

curar ou recuperar

🇷🇺Russian

лечить

исцелиться или выздороветь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक होना

ठीक हो जाओ या ठीक हो जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোগ্য

নিরাময় বা পুনরুদ্ধার

🇮🇳Tamil

குணமாகும்

குணமடைய அல்லது மீட்க

🇮🇳Telugu

నయం

నయం లేదా కోలుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बरे करणे

बरे करा किंवा बरे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મટાડવું

સાજો અથવા પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಲು

ಗುಣಪಡಿಸು ಅಥವಾ ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഖപ്പെടുത്തുക

സുഖപ്പെടുത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗਾ

ਠੀਕ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਠੀਕ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شفا

شفا یابی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愈合

治愈或康复

🇯🇵Japanese

癒す

治すか回復するか

🇰🇷Korean

치유하다

치유 또는 회복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chữa lành

chữa lành hoặc phục hồi

🇹🇭Thai

รักษา

รักษาหรือฟื้นตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sembuh

menyembuhkan atau memulihkan

🇵🇭Filipino

gumaling

gumaling o gumaling

🇲🇾Malay

sembuh

sembuh atau pulih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشفي

شفاء أو تعافي

🇮🇷Persian

شفا دهد

بهبود یا بهبود

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirmek

iyileşmek veya iyileşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַפֵּא

לרפא או להחלים

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The primary meaning of 'heal' is 'heal or recover'.

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'heal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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