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cured

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kjʊr/
    • /kjʊər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kjʊr/

Definitions of cured word

  • adjective cured (of food) treated by salting, smoking, or drying in order to preserve it 3
  • noun cured Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition. 1
  • adjective cured healed, made healthy again 1
  • adjective cured food: smoked 1
  • verb cured simple past tense and past participle of cure. 0

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Parts of speech for Cured

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cured popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cured usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cured

adjective cured

  • preserved — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
  • mended — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • on the mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • mellifluent — mellifluous.
  • treated — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.

Antonyms for cured

adjective cured

  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
  • discured — Simple past tense and past participle of discure.

Top questions with cured

  • when was polio cured?

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