{
    "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’."
}