cure
/kjʊə(r)/verb
उच्चारण क्युअर
(रोग) ठीक करना, इलाज करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as proverb, synonym
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[T] ~ sb (of sth) | ~ sth
to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
(रोग) ठीक करना, इलाज करना
- The doctor cured her of malaria.
- This medicine will cure your cough.
- The vaidya cured her of the long cough.
+ 2 more examples
- Rest and warm fluids will cure a mild cold.
- The new treatment has cured thousands of patients.
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[T] ~ sth
to deal with a problem successfully
(समस्या) दूर करना
- How can we cure unemployment?
- The new medicine cured his cough within a week.
- Better roads will help cure the traffic problem.
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- Education can cure many of society's ills.
- The government hopes to cure the shortage of teachers by hiring more.
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[T] ~ sth
to preserve meat, fish or tobacco by drying, smoking or using salt
(मांस, मछली) सुखाकर या नमक से संरक्षित करना
- cured fish
- The villagers cure fish in the sun and sell it in the market during the monsoon.
- The fishermen cure the catch with salt and dry it on the beach.
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- Ham is cured by smoking and salting.
- Leather is cured before it is made into shoes.
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[C] ~ (for sth)
a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness; a solution to a problem
इलाज, उपचार, समाधान
- There is no cure for the common cold.
- a cure for poverty
- Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease.
+ 2 more examples
- Sleep is the best cure for a tired mind.
- There is no easy cure for corruption.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cure sb of sth
Cure sb of is used with an illness or a bad habit as the thing removed.
'Cure sb of' का प्रयोग तब होता है जब हटाई जाने वाली चीज़ कोई बीमारी या बुरी आदत हो।
- The doctor cured him of his fever.
- The trip cured her of her fear of water.
a cure for sth
The noun cure takes for before the illness or the problem.
Noun 'cure' के बाद बीमारी या समस्या से पहले 'for' आता है।
- Scientists are looking for a cure for cancer.
- There is no quick cure for poverty.
cure vs treat
Cure means to make well completely; treat means to give medical care, which may not succeed.
'Cure' का अर्थ पूरी तरह स्वस्थ करना है; 'treat' का अर्थ चिकित्सा देना है, जो सफल हो भी सकती है और नहीं भी।
- Antibiotics treat the infection and cure it in a week.
cure (meat, fish, leather)
To cure food or leather is to preserve it by drying, smoking or salting.
भोजन या चमड़े को 'cure' करने का अर्थ उसे सुखाकर, धुआँ देकर या नमक लगाकर सुरक्षित रखना है।
- Fishermen cure the catch with salt and sun.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cure
miraclepermanentquickeffectivenatural
- There is no miracle cure for obesity.
verb + cure
finddiscoverseekofferpromise
- Researchers hope to find a cure for malaria.
cure + noun
a diseasean illnessa cougha habita problem
- Honey and ginger cured his cough.
proverb / idiom
prevention is better than curethe cure is worse than the diseasea cure-all
- Wash your hands often; prevention is better than cure.
“More examples 5
- Ayurveda claims a cure for many common illnesses.
आयुर्वेद अनेक सामान्य रोगों के उपचार का दावा करता है।
- The visit to the hill station cured Radhika of her tiredness.
पहाड़ी स्थान की यात्रा ने राधिका की थकान दूर कर दी।
- No one has found a cure for the common cold.
सामान्य सर्दी-ज़ुकाम का इलाज अभी तक किसी को नहीं मिला है।
- Reading can cure boredom and widen the mind.
पढ़ना ऊब मिटा सकता है और मन को विशाल कर सकता है।
- The government hopes to cure the problem of unemployment.
सरकार बेरोज़गारी की समस्या दूर करने की आशा रखती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The medicine cured from his fever.
✓ The medicine cured him of his fever.
Cure takes the person as object, then of for the illness.
'Cure' के बाद व्यक्ति object आता है, फिर बीमारी के लिए 'of'।
✗ There is no cure of this disease.
✓ There is no cure for this disease.
The noun cure takes for.
Noun 'cure' के साथ 'for' आता है।
✗ She was cured from cancer last year.
✓ She was cured of cancer last year.
Cure takes of for the illness.
बीमारी के लिए 'cure' के साथ 'of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cure, heal and treat all connect to medicine, but with different focus.
Cure, heal और treat चिकित्सा से जुड़े हैं, पर ध्यान अलग-अलग है।
To give medical care to a patient or illness.
रोगी या बीमारी को चिकित्सा देना।
- The doctor treats children.
To become healthy again; used of wounds or feelings.
पुनः स्वस्थ होना; घाव या भावनाओं के लिए प्रयुक्त।
- The wound healed in a week.
¶Idioms 1
prevention is better than cure
it is better to stop something bad happening than to deal with it after it has happened
इलाज से परहेज़ बेहतर
- Wash your hands often; prevention is better than cure.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Cure sb of a disease (not 'from'); a cure for a disease.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'cure sb of a disease' ('from' नहीं); 'a cure for a disease'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Prevention is better than cure.
कहावत: prevention is better than cure।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A disease that cannot be cured is incurable; a medicine said to cure all diseases a panacea or cure-all; a substance that stops the effect of a poison an antidote.
जिस रोग का इलाज न हो incurable; सब रोगों का इलाज मानी जाने वाली दवा panacea या cure-all; ज़हर का असर रोकने वाला पदार्थ antidote।