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cure

/kjʊr/ /kjɔː/
verb Regular verbcure cured
GeneralMedical
  1. 1 iyileştirmek
  2. 2 tedavi etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To make someone healthy again after an illness.
  2. To bring a disease or its bad effects to an end.

Example Sentences

  1. Rest and good food can often cure a cold.
    Dinlenme ve iyi yemek genellikle soğuk algınlığını iyileştirebilir.
  2. Doctors are trying to cure the disease, and find effective treatments for patients.
    Doktorlar hastalığı tedavi etmeye ve hastalara etkili tedaviler bulmaya çalışıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base cure
/kjʊr/
Past cured
/kjʊrd/
Participle cured
/kjʊrd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dcure → cured

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. cured /kjʊrd/

Synonyms

healrestoretreatremedyfixrepairresolve

Antonyms

infectworsendamageharminjure

Collocations

cure a diseasecure an illnesscure a patientcure completelycure effectivelycure naturally

Related Words

illnessdoctormedicinetreatmenthealthrecovery

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