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title: cure — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cure» in the school dictionary: A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cure

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**Who acts:** cure, medicine, illness, Scientists, Prevention, good sleep · **What happens:** be, make, go away, cure, go, salt · **To what, where:** medicine, illness, someone, problem, meat, fish

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«cure» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cure in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cure.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:m1:1
# text = A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cure | a medicine or treatment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a medicine or treatment | a illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go away** | infinitive | a illness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away, completely *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cure someone or an illness is to make them well again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:m2:1
# text = To cure someone or an illness is to make them well again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cure	cure	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer someone=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present | a illness |  |  |  | again | make *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cure a problem is to solve it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:m3:1
# text = To cure a problem is to solve it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cure	cure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	solve	solve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | to-infinitive |  | a problem |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer problem=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | solve *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cure meat or fish is to keep it from going bad by salting, smoking or drying it, like bacon.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:m4:1
# text = To cure meat or fish is to keep it from going bad by salting, smoking or drying it, like bacon.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cure	cure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	salting	salt	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	smoking	smoke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	drying	dry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | to-infinitive |  | meat or fish |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer meat=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | keep *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **salt** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like bacon | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **smoke** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **dry** | gerund |  | fish |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no cure for the common cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x1:1
# text = There is no cure for the common cold.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no cure for the common cold |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medicine cured her infection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x2:1
# text = Medicine cured her infection.
1	Medicine	Medicine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cured	cure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	infection	infection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | past | Medicine | Medicine's infection |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer infection=Source |
| 2 | **infect** |  | Medicine |  |  |  |  |  | nom infection «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x3:1
# text = Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present · progressive | Scientists |  |  |  |  | for a cure for the disease | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for cure=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prevention is better than cure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x4:1
# text = Prevention is better than cure.
1	Prevention	prevention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Prevention |  |  |  |  | than cure; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good sleep is the best cure for tiredness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x5:1
# text = A good sleep is the best cure for tiredness.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a good sleep | the best cure |  |  |  | for tiredness | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wizard searched for a cure for the sleeping princess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x6:1
# text = The wizard searched for a cure for the sleeping princess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sleeping	sleeping	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | past | the wizard |  |  |  |  | for a cure; for the sleeping princess | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for cure=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bacon is cured meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x7:1
# text = Bacon is cured meat.
1	Bacon	bacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Bacon | cured meat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh air cured my headache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cure:x8:1
# text = Fresh air cured my headache.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cure** | participle | Fresh air *not said here* | my headache |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer headache=Source |

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