cure

CEFRB2

/kjɔː(r)/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make an illness or medical problem go away.

  2. 02

    noun

    A medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away.

Examples

  • The doctor can cure your son of the disease.

  • There is no cure for the common cold.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /kɜː(ɹ)/
  • /kjoː/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A solution to a problem.

  2. An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A method, device or medication that restores good health.

More examples

In context

  • The search for a cure for cancer

  • Experience will cure him of his naïveté.

  • Unaided nature cured his ailments.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English cure, borrowed from Old French cure (“care, cure, healing, cure of souls”), from Latin cura (“care, medical attendance, cure”). Displaced native Old English hǣlu, but this survived as heal.