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   Care

   /ker/

   

   noun

   • 1. the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something: "the care of the elderly" Similar safe keepingsupervisioncustodychargeprotectionkeepingkeepcontrolmanagementministrationguidancesuperintendencetutelageaegisresponsibilityguardianshipwardshiptrusteeshiptrustprovision of carelooking afterparentingmotheringfatheringconcernconsiderationattentionattentivenessthoughtregardmindnoticeheedsolicitudeinterestcaringnesssympathyrespectlooking afterOpposite neglectdisregard
   • 2. serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoid damage or risk: "he planned his departure with great care" Similar cautioncarefulnesswarinessawarenessheedfulnessheedattentionattentivenessalertnesswatchfulnessvigilancehypervigilancecircumspectionprudenceguardednessobservancediscretionjudiciousnessforethoughtthoughtregardheedmindfulnessconscientiousnesspainstakingnesspainseffortmeticulousnesspunctiliousnessfastidiousnessaccuracyprecisionOpposite carelessnesscarelessness
   • ▪ an object of concern or attention: "the cares of family life"
   • ▪ a feeling of or occasion for anxiety: "she was driving along without a care in the world" Similar worryanxietytroubledisquietdisquietudebotheruneaseupsetdistressconcernsorrowanguishgriefsadnessafflictionwoehardshiptribulationsufferingpaintormentmiseryangstresponsibilitystresspressurestrainperturbationburdensOpposite happiness

   verb

   • 1. feel concern or interest; attach importance to something: "they don't care about human life"
   • ▪ feel affection or liking: "you care very deeply for him"
   • ▪ like or be willing to do or have something: "would you care for some tea?"
   • 2. look after and provide for the needs of: "he has numerous animals to care for"

   Word Origin Old Englishcaru (noun), carian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German chara ‘grief, lament’, charon ‘grieve’, and Old Norse kǫr ‘sickbed’.

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   verb. /kɛr/ (not used in the progressive tenses) Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to feel that something is important and worth worrying about I don't care (= I will not be upset) if I never see him again! He threatened to fire me, as if I care! care about something She cares deeply about environmental issues. care what/whether, etc.

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   Definition of care. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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   Some common synonyms of care are anxiety, concern, solicitude, and worry. While all these words mean "a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this," care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension.

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   5 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. See concern. 3. To take care, pains, trouble (to do something) implies watchful, conscientious effort to do something exactly right. To take care implies the performance of one particular detail: She took care to close the cover before striking the match.

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   Find 161 different ways to say CARE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   Definition of CARE in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. : to do the things that are needed to help and protect (a person or animal) : look after (someone or something) She cares for elderly patients. Who is caring for your son while you are at work? 2. : to feel affection for (someone) I got the feeling he never really cared for me. 3.