curer

English

Etymology

cure +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjʊəɹə/, /ˈkjɔːɹə/
  • (General American) enPR: kyo͝orʹər, kyûrʹər, IPA(key): /ˈkjʊɹɚ/, /ˈkjɝɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ), -ɔːɹə(ɹ), -ɜːɹə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: cur‧er

Noun

curer (plural curers)

  1. A healer.
  2. A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

Translations
healer — see healer

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French curer, borrowed from Latin cūrāre, present active infinitive of cūrō.

Verb

curer

  1. to clear out (to make empty)
  2. (reflexive) to pick
    Se curer le nez. - To pick one's nose.

Conjugation
Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle curant
/ky.ʁɑ̃/
past participle curé
/ky.ʁe/
infinitive
simple curer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple curant
/ky.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cure
/kyʁ/		 cures
/kyʁ/		 cure
/kyʁ/		 curons
/ky.ʁɔ̃/		 curez
/ky.ʁe/		 curent
/kyʁ/
imperfect curais
/ky.ʁɛ/		 curais
/ky.ʁɛ/		 curait
/ky.ʁɛ/		 curions
/ky.ʁjɔ̃/		 curiez
/ky.ʁje/		 curaient
/ky.ʁɛ/
past historic2 curai
/ky.ʁe/		 curas
/ky.ʁa/		 cura
/ky.ʁa/		 curâmes
/ky.ʁam/		 curâtes
/ky.ʁat/		 curèrent
/ky.ʁɛʁ/
future curerai
/ky.ʁə.ʁe/		 cureras
/ky.ʁə.ʁa/		 curera
/ky.ʁə.ʁa/		 curerons
/ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/		 curerez
/ky.ʁə.ʁe/		 cureront
/ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional curerais
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 curerais
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 curerait
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/		 curerions
/ky.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/		 cureriez
/ky.ʁə.ʁje/		 cureraient
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cure
/kyʁ/		 cures
/kyʁ/		 cure
/kyʁ/		 curions
/ky.ʁjɔ̃/		 curiez
/ky.ʁje/		 curent
/kyʁ/
imperfect2 curasse
/ky.ʁas/		 curasses
/ky.ʁas/		 curât
/ky.ʁa/		 curassions
/ky.ʁa.sjɔ̃/		 curassiez
/ky.ʁa.sje/		 curassent
/ky.ʁas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cure
/kyʁ/		 — curons
/ky.ʁɔ̃/		 curez
/ky.ʁe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Verb

cūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūrō, cūrāre.

Verb

curer

  1. (medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 142 of this essay:
      On doit avoir plusieurs entencions, car en curant, on doit bien considerer la cause et la nature de la maladie
      One must have several intentions, because in treating, one must consider the cause and the nature of the disease

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive curer avoir curé
gerund en curant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle curant
past participle curé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present cur cures cure curons curez curent
imperfect curoie, cureie, curoe, cureve curoies, cureies, curoes, cureves curoit, cureit, curot, cureve curiiens, curiens curiiez, curiez curoient, cureient, curoent, curevent
preterite curai curas cura curames curastes curerent
future curerai cureras curera curerons cureroiz, curereiz, curerez cureront
conditional cureroie, curereie cureroies, curereies cureroit, curereit cureriiens, cureriens cureriiez, cureriez cureroient, curereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present cur curs curt curons curez curent
imperfect curasse curasses curast curissons, curissiens curissoiz, curissez, curissiez curassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— cure — curons curez —

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