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heal

/hil/ /hiːl/
verb Regular verbheal healed
  1. 1
    iyileştirmek Medical

    To make a person or an injury healthy again.

    • This cream will help to heal the cut on your hand.
      Bu krem elindeki kesiği iyileştirmeye yardımcı olur.
    • Only time can heal a broken heart.
      Kırık bir kalbi yalnızca zaman iyileştirebilir.
  2. 2
    iyileşmek, (yara) kapanmak Medical

    To become better or healthy again.

    • His broken arm will heal quickly.
      Kırık kolu çabucak iyileşecek.
    • The wound healed without leaving a scar.
      Yara iz bırakmadan kapandı.
  3. 3
    (ilişkiyi) onarmak, (kırgınlığı) gidermek

    To end a disagreement and make a relationship good again.

    • The brothers tried to heal the rift between them.
      Kardeşler aralarındaki kırgınlığı gidermeye çalıştı.
    • It took years to heal the divisions in the family.
      Ailedeki ayrılıkları onarmak yıllar sürdü.

Verb Forms Regular

Base heal
/hil/
Past healed
/hild/
Participle healed
/hild/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edheal → healed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. healed /hild/

Synonyms

curemendrecover

Antonyms

injureworsen

Collocations

heal quicklyheal a woundheal naturallyheal the rifttime heals

Related Words

woundinjurytreatmentmedicinedoctorhealth