Past tense of heal
regular verb
The past tense of heal is healed. The past participle is also healed.
Forms of heal
| Base form (V1) | heal /ˈhiːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | healed /hiːld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | healed /hiːld/ |
| Present participle | healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | heals /hiːlz/ |
Healed in a sentence
- 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
- After it had healed, the scar tissue stood proud of his flesh.From the entry proud
- He prayed to God "please heal my sister", while she declared "I am healed in Jesus' name".From the entry declare
- My skinned knuckles hurt until the scrape healed.From the entry skinned
- The bandages came off, the collarbone and wrists healed and I was, well, at least semifit.2009, Simon Whitfield, Simon Says Gold, page 59. From the entry semifit
Meaning of heal
- verb To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- verb To become better or healthy again.
- verb To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
Questions about the past tense of heal
- What is the past tense of heal?
- The past tense of heal is healed.
- What is the past participle of heal?
- The past participle of heal is healed.
- Is heal a regular or irregular verb?
- Heal is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: heal (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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