remedy

🇺🇸 /ˈremədi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈremədi/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
noun
C1

a way to fix or make a bad situation better

We need to find a remedy for this issue quickly.

C1

a treatment or medicine for a minor illness or pain

She used a natural remedy for her headache.

R

a legal way to solve a problem

The court can provide a legal remedy for this dispute.

verb
R

to fix or correct something

We must remedy this mistake immediately.

translation

n. a way to fix or make a bad situation better; a treatment or medicine for a minor illness or pain; a legal way to solve a problem
v. to fix or correct something

Word Forms

Plural remedies
Progressive remedying
Past remedied
Perfect remedied
3rd Present remedies