cure
verb/kjʊə(r)/
/kjʊr/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they cure | /kjʊə(r)/ /kjʊr/ |
| he / she / it cures | /kjʊəz/ /kjʊrz/ |
| past simple cured | /kjʊəd/ /kjʊrd/ |
| past participle cured | /kjʊəd/ /kjʊrd/ |
| -ing form curing | /ˈkjʊərɪŋ/ /ˈkjʊrɪŋ/ |
- to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
- cure somebody Will you be able to cure him, Doctor?
- cure somebody of something The doctor managed to cure her of her illness.
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- He was now completely cured of his illness.
- She still believed that somehow she could be miraculously cured.
- She was miraculously cured.
- They hope to cure her of her cancer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- miraculously
- of
- to make an illness go away
- cure something It is better to prevent rather than cure diseases.
- Finding it early is the key to curing most cancers.
- TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured.
- cure something with something The disease can be cured with antibiotics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- miraculously
- of
- to deal with a problem successfully
- cure something I finally managed to cure the rattling noise in my car.
- Charities alone can't cure basic social injustices.
- He bought some special software that was supposed to cure hard disk problems.
- cure something with something Most of the team's faults could be cured with good coaching.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- miraculously
- of
- cure somebody of something to stop somebody from behaving in a particular way, especially a way that is bad or annoying
- I thought I had finally cured him of this annoying habit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- miraculously
- of
- cure something to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt or heat, etc. in order to preserve it
- cured ham/bacon
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French curer (verb), cure (noun), both from Latin curare ‘take care of’, from cura ‘care’. The original noun senses were ‘care, concern, responsibility’, in particular spiritual care. In late Middle English the senses ‘medical care’ and ‘successful medical treatment’ arose, and hence ‘remedy’.
Idioms
See cure in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee cure in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishkill or cure
- (British English) used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completelyTopics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
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