heal
/hiːl/verb
उच्चारण हील
ठीक होना; ठीक करना
Core word
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[I, T]
to become healthy again; to make something healthy again; to make a painful emotion or situation better
ठीक होना; ठीक करना
- The wound healed.
- Time heals all wounds.
- It takes about six weeks for a broken bone to heal.
+ 3 more examples
- The cream helps the cut heal faster.
- Rest allows the body to heal itself.
- The two friends healed their quarrel at last.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
heal (intransitive): wounds / injuries heal
When a cut, wound or bone becomes healthy again by itself, heal is used without an object. The subject is the injured part.
जब कोई कट, घाव या हड्डी अपने आप ठीक हो जाए, तब 'heal' बिना object के आता है। कर्ता घायल अंग होता है।
- The wound took three weeks to heal.
- Her broken arm has healed well.
heal + object (transitive)
As a transitive verb, heal means to make a person, wound or feeling healthy again. The object may be the injured person or the injury itself.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'heal' का अर्थ है किसी व्यक्ति, घाव या भावना को फिर से स्वस्थ करना। object घायल व्यक्ति या चोट हो सकती है।
- The doctor healed the patient's wound with careful treatment.
- Time heals all wounds.
heal + over / up
Heal over describes the skin closing across a wound. Heal up is a spoken way to say that an injury has recovered completely.
'Heal over' का अर्थ है घाव के ऊपर त्वचा का बंद हो जाना। 'Heal up' बोलचाल में चोट के पूरी तरह ठीक होने के लिए आता है।
- The cut healed over in a few days.
- The burn will heal up if you keep it clean.
heal + a rift / divisions / a breach (figurative)
In a figurative sense, heal can mean to end a quarrel or repair a relationship between people or groups.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'heal' का मतलब झगड़ा खत्म करना या लोगों या समूहों के बीच संबंध सुधारना हो सकता है।
- The festival helped heal the rift between the two villages.
- They tried to heal the divisions in the party.
+Collocations 4
adverb + heal
slowlyquicklycompletelyproperlynaturally
- The fracture healed slowly because he kept walking on it.
heal + noun (object)
a wounda rifta relationshipa nationthe sick
- The new leader promised to heal a divided nation.
noun + heal
woundbonescarburninjury
- The burn on her hand healed without leaving a scar.
help / take time + to heal
help to healneed time to healbegin to healfail to heal
- The injury needs time to heal.
“More examples 5
- Rest and a balanced diet help the body heal faster.
आराम और संतुलित आहार शरीर को जल्दी ठीक होने में सहायता करते हैं।
- The cricketer was out of the team until his ankle healed.
क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी का टखना ठीक होने तक वह टीम से बाहर रहा।
- Music can heal a troubled mind, Radhika's grandmother always says.
राधिका की दादी हमेशा कहती हैं कि संगीत व्याकुल मन को ठीक कर सकता है।
- The scar on his knee never fully healed.
उसके घुटने का निशान कभी पूरी तरह ठीक नहीं हुआ।
- After the floods, volunteers worked to heal the wounds of the community.
बाढ़ के बाद स्वयंसेवकों ने समुदाय के घावों को भरने का काम किया।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Heal, cure and treat all concern illness or injury, but each stresses a different part of the process.
तीनों शब्द बीमारी या चोट से जुड़े हैं, पर प्रक्रिया के अलग-अलग भाग पर बल देते हैं।
To become healthy again, especially wounds, bones and feelings.
फिर से स्वस्थ होना, विशेषकर घाव, हड्डी और भावनाएँ।
- The wound healed in a week.
To make an illness or a patient completely well.
बीमारी या रोगी को पूरी तरह ठीक करना।
- The medicine cured her fever.
To give medical care, with no promise of success.
चिकित्सा देना, सफलता का वादा किए बिना।
- The doctor treated him for malaria.
◇Word family
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Homophones: heal, heel (back of the foot) and he'll are all /hiːl/; saying: 'Time heals all wounds.'
Homophones: heal, heel (एड़ी) और he'll सब /hiːl/ हैं; कहावत 'Time heals all wounds' (समय हर घाव भर देता है)।