How do you use the word "heal" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "heal": The cut will heal up in a few days. A sprain like this should heal within a week or so.

Heal Meaning

/ˈhiːl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

verbTo become better or healthy again.

Sentence Examples

The cut will heal up in a few days.

A sprain like this should heal within a week or so.

It took a long time for the wounds to heal.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mend cure

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

After applying the ointment, the wound began to ____ over the next few days.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The doctor said that the wound will take several weeks to ____ completely if you keep it clean.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan (“to heal, cure, save, greet, salute”), from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal, make whole, save”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). Derived from the adjective at hand in whole. Cognates Cognate with Scots hale, hail (“to heal”), Saterland Frisian heila, heilen (“to heal”), West Frisian hielje, Dutch helen (“to heal”), German heilen (“to heal”), Danish hele, Swedish hela (“to heal”), and further Russian цели́ть (celítʹ, “to heal”), Polish calić (“to save”), Czech celit (“to heal”), Serbo-Croatian céliti (“to heal”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 8:8:

"English spelling, although unphonetic and antiphonetic, was inherited from our ancestors and has served magnificently in the glorious past. The weak spot in English spelling, however, can be easily healed with the global alphabet." — 1945, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Global Alphabet: Hearing Before the Committee..., page 69:

"Also, various interesting spells have been added—for instance, with the Orb spell, you can circle a character, firing offensive bolts or casting heals, and free up a mage-type to cast other spells or even melee." — 2004, Computer Gaming World, volumes 234-237, page 81:

"The following macro checks whether our current target is friendly and casts a heal on it if so; otherwise it casts the heal on the target's target […]" — 2009, Paul Emmerich, Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons, page 351:

"Synner, a priest walking by, sees her struggling and casts a heal on her." — 2012, Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire, Sasha Barab, Games, Learning, and Society:

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