cure
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA (key): /kjʊə(r)/ or /kjɔː(r)/
- (US) enPR: kyo͝or or kyûr, IPA (key): /kjʊr/ or /kjɝ/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb[change]
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Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
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- (transitive) If you cure something that is wrong, you fix or solve it.
- Time and honest feedback usually cure the problem by teaching the poor leader a better way of achieving goals.
- The treatment mostly cured her of the cancer.
Noun[change]
- A cure is something that will fix something that is wrong.
- We still have no cure for the common cold.
- I think I have a cure for the problem.