heal

S2 W2

BrE /hiːl/ AmE /hil/

verb en → es

past healed pp healed ing healing

1 RECOVER [intransitive], [transitive] A2

to become healthy again after an illness or injury

curar, sanar

  • heal from something
  • something heals

Collocations heal a wound · heal from an illness

  • The cut on his arm will heal in a few days.

    La herida en su brazo sanará en unos días.

2 RECONCILE [transitive] B1

to make people who are angry with each other become friendly again

reconciliar, reconciliarse

  • heal a relationship

Collocations heal a broken friendship · heal the rift between people

  • It took time to heal their damaged relationship.

    Les llevó tiempo reconciliarse después de su relación dañada.

3 RESTORE [transitive] B2

to make something better or more beautiful again, especially after it has been damaged

restaurar, reconstruir

  • heal a place

Collocations heal the environment · heal a damaged ecosystem

  • The forest is slowly healing after the fire.

    El bosque está lentamente recuperándose después del incendio.