cure · verb T /kjʊr/
Word family
Nouns: cure
Adjectives: curable, incurable
Verbs: cure
cure (HEALTHY)
B2 to make someone with an illness healthy again
Dictionary example:
At the time, they couldn't cure the disease.
Learner example:
Harry and the other racketeers had watered down the medicine, so it was useless for curing the meningitis. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)
cure (PROBLEM)
C1 to solve a problem
Dictionary example:
the fight to cure social inequality
Learner example:
I found out that this problem can be cured in only one way and that is not going to English courses. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; German)
cure · noun C /kjʊr/
Word family
Nouns: cure
Adjectives: curable, incurable
Verbs: cure
cure
B2 something that makes someone with an illness healthy again
Dictionary example:
They are trying to find a cure for cancer.
Learner example:
He was only an intelligent scienti[st] who looked into an AIDS cure. Laura thought he must have found something very special. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)
