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{
"term": "remedy",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation",
"sensetop": "remedy for somethingremedy to something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system."
},
{
"text": "There is no simple remedy for unemployment.",
"contextForm": "remedy for something"
},
{
"text": "There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.",
"contextForm": "remedy to something"
}
],
"synonyms": "solution",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["adequate", "effective", "good"],
"verb + remedy": ["have", "pursue", "seek"],
"remedy + verb": ["be available", "lie in something"],
"preposition": ["remedy against", "remedy for", "remedy in"],
"phrases": ["rights and remedies"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious",
"sensetop": "remedy for something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever."
},
{
"text": "an excellent home remedy for sore throats",
"contextForm": "remedy for something"
},
{
"text": "The best home remedy for a sore throat is honey and lemon."
},
{
"text": "The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance."
},
{
"text": "I prefer to use herbal remedies when I have a cold."
},
{
"text": "They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition."
},
{
"text": "The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers."
},
{
"text": "The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers."
},
{
"text": "She tried various remedies, but none of them worked."
},
{
"text": "One dose of the remedy is sufficient."
},
{
"text": "Ginger is a popular remedy for morning sickness."
}
],
"topics": ["Healthcare"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "good", "common"],
"… of remedy": ["dose"],
"verb + remedy": ["take", "use", "need"],
"remedy + verb": ["be available", "work"],
"preposition": ["remedy for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law",
"sensetop": "remedy (against something)",
"labels": "(law)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying."
},
{
"text": "What’s my remedy in law in this case?"
},
{
"text": "remedies for breach of contract"
},
{
"text": "remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order"
},
{
"text": "Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court."
},
{
"text": "You have a remedy in civil law."
},
{
"text": "They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract."
},
{
"text": "They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court."
},
{
"text": "The Act created rights and remedies for consumers."
},
{
"text": "The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor."
}
],
"synonyms": "redress",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["adequate", "effective", "good"],
"verb + remedy": ["have", "pursue", "seek"],
"remedy + verb": ["be available", "lie in something"],
"preposition": ["remedy against", "remedy for", "remedy in"],
"phrases": ["rights and remedies"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈremədi/",
"audio": "re/remedy/remedy__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈremədi/",
"audio": "re/remedy/remedy__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal’."
}