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taking the cure

taking the cure is the present participle and gerund of take the cure.

Meaning of take the cure

Verb

take the cure (third-person singular simple present takes the cure, present participle taking the cure, simple past took the cure, past participle taken the cure)

  1. (idiomatic) To enter into a rehabilitation program.
  2. To take the waters

Questions about taking the cure

What is taking the cure the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the cure is the present participle and gerund of take the cure.

Words near taking the cure in the dictionary

  1. taking the chair
  2. taking the chill off
  3. taking the Chiltern Hundreds
  4. taking the count
  5. taking the coward's way out
  6. taking the cure
  7. taking the easy way out
  8. taking the edge off
  9. taking the fall
  10. taking the fifth
  11. taking the front seat

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