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remedy
Noun
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A remedy is something that corrects or counteracts something.
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A remedy is a treatment, medicine, or application that cures a sickness or disease.
Antivenom is the remedy for a snake bite.
remedy
Verb
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If something remedies something, it provides a remedy for it.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
cough
Verb
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If you cough, you quickly blow air out and make a noise because of a feeling in the throat.
This cold is terrible. I was coughing and sneezing all night.
She coughed to get his attention.
cough
Noun
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A cough is the action or sound of quickly blowing air out because of a feeling in the throat.
My doctor gave me some medicine for my cough.
Her cough was so bad that she was coughing up blood.