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Meaning care meaning

What does care mean?
Definitions in simple English

care Noun

— Care is the act of helping someone, especially sick people, the very young or the very old. He decided not to seek health care from a hospitals. We take the kids to child care during the week. — If you take care of someone, you watch them so that there is no trouble. You're going to need someone to take care of you when you get older. We'll be taking real good care of you. I promise. — If you take care of a problem, you fix it or arrange it. Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things. We go in, do our job, and take care of what we need to take care of. — You say "Take care!" when you are leaving somebody. That's it. All right. Jim, good to see you. Take care. — You say "Take care!" when you want somebody to do something safely. Go slowly and take care not to touch anything. Care should be taken when holding eggs. — Care is the act of keeping something in a good condition. I'm caring for the house while they're away. — A Care is a worry, concern, or something that you think about often. I don't have a care in the world.

care Verb

— If you don't care about something, you don't think about it often or have a concern for it; it doesn't matter. I don't care what happens to my car. — If you care about something, you think it is important. He only cares about his car. — If you care for somebody, look after Young children can learn to care for a pet.

care

— verb feel concern or interest I really care about my work I don't care — verb provide care for The nurse was caring for the wounded — noun (= attention) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something no medical care was required the old car needs constant attention — verb (= wish, like) prefer or wish to do something Do you care to try this dish? Would you like to come along to the movies? — verb (= manage, deal, handle) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of I can deal with this crew of workers This blender can't handle nuts She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old — noun (= caution) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger he exercised caution in opening the door he handled the vase with care — noun a cause for feeling concern his major care was the illness of his wife — noun attention and management implying responsibility for safety he is in the care of a bodyguard — noun activity involved in maintaining something in good working order he wrote the manual on car care — noun (= fear) an anxious feeling care had aged him they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction — verb (= worry) be concerned with I worry about my grades

Synonyms care synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as care?

care English » English

attention concern worry caution anxiety custody carefulness solicitude protection charge look after treatment regard trouble take care mind like guardianship heed circumspection care for watchfulness tending supervision precaution cure consideration prudence pay attention to thoughtfulness grief wish wariness tend sorrow nursing diligence upkeep treat thought take care of see oversight nurture nurse mindfulness maintenance love give care fear

Topics care topics

What do people use care to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Indifferent
Person Life Stage of life Child

Rear a child
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Uninterested, bored
Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Share with

Care for
Person Healthy Treat disease

Hospital
Person Life

Marriage
Person Life Stage of life Baby

Care for a baby
Person Life Stage of life

Old person
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike
Social behavior Behavior

Love
Social behavior Behavior

Do good to
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Share with

Entrust to the care of
Daily life

Adornment
Work and occupation Work Method Use

Take care of something
States Quality Good Decay

Preserve

Conjugation care conjugation

How do you conjugate care?

care · verb

Examples care examples

How do I use care in a sentence?

Simple sentences

With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.
Would you care for another glass of beer?
We'll take care of reconfirmation of your reservation.
I don't care what they say.
My sister took care of the dog while I was away.
My wife took good care of this dog.
I don't care what he says.
She wanted him to take care of her parents.
I'll take care of it.
Take care of yourselves!
My job is taking care of our baby.
I don't care if the early bird gets the worm, I want to sleep.
I don't care what he says. I will never believe him again.
I'll take care of you.
They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.
I don't like it as much as taking care of children.
Take good care of yourself.
Please take good care of yourself.
I don't care.
If you take care of the small things, the big things will take care of themselves.
You should take care of your sick mother.
All you have to do is to take care of yourself.
You should take better care of yourself.
I don't care whichever you choose.

Movie subtitles

We'll take care of it, once we reach the base.
Once we're there, we can take care of you.
We care about others, Frank.
We shall take care of you.
People don't care about reason. But they can't resist a good miracle.
Take care of your golden plates, Mormon, for soon, your entire civilization will be gone and nobody will remember you.
You know, frankly, I don't really care anymore, you know?
You know, obviously, I can take care of myself.
It's what I wanted to do originally, too, is, you know, be by myself, take care of myself, do my own thing, and I got that, so pretty content.
Y'all try taking care of yourselves, too, all right?
So, are you saying I shouldn't care?
Then, Lady, please take care of your body.
I will take care of it, My Lord.
My office will be taken care of by me, so there is nothing specific for you to care about, My Lord.
Take care of our wounded.
Excuse me, I must take care of Ishmael.
I'll take care of Jeanne.
As a show of faith, I'll let you keep your sword and horse, but I'll take care of your son.
I could take care of him and his studies. Under one condition.
I'll care for him as if he were my own.
Take care of yourself!
Why should you care?
Send us Garibaldi and Algeria will take care of itself, just like Italy.
Why do you care about him so much?
Like you'd care.
Does anyone care to explain the situation to our very own snoozing sweetheart?
I'm going to take care of that bastard.
Don't worry. -I can take care of this ice.
I don't care if you guys tell Nick.
I don't care anymore.
Hey, Frankie, he says he doesn't fucking care y you tell Nick.
He doesn't fucking care about this anymore.
Not that I care where Mary is or anything.
Nick, I don't care about soccer!
Yeah, but couldn't you pretend to care as a favour to me?
You think they'll care about that?
Take care.
Take care?
Yeah, just take care.
Take care of yourselves.

News and current affairs

They wanted better housing, education, and free health care for all.
Government finances health-care research because improved medicines are a public good.
And it is doubtful that we really care enough about others, or give enough to the less fortunate.
The right angrily denounces him as a crypto-communist because he wants every American to have health care.
So if it is true that trust in financial institutions - and in the governments that oversee them - has been damaged by the crisis, we should care a lot, and we should be devising responses which seek to rebuild that trust.
Private charities, which have been instrumental in promoting innovation in fields such as health care, the environment, and education, could provide valuable insight into channeling aid more effectively.
Does diversity authorize such brutal deaths and senseless violence against women simply because some supposedly traditional practice allows them to be married before their bodies are ready and denies them health care when they give birth?
A growing flood of data shows that death rates in many poor countries are falling sharply, and that aid-supported programs for health-care delivery have played a key role.
The Global Fund began operations in 2002, financing prevention, treatment, and care programs for the three diseases.
High-income countries also finally agreed to reduce the debt owed by heavily indebted poor countries, allowing them to spend more on health care and less on crippling payments to creditors.
In 2005, the UN Millennium Project recommended specific ways to scale up primary health care in the poorest countries, with the high-income countries helping to cover the costs that the poorest could not pay by themselves.
Aid for health care works - and works magnificently - to save and improve lives.
But the long-term prognosis - made especially dire by health-care reform's inability to make much of a dent in rising medical costs - is sufficiently bleak that there is increasing bipartisan momentum to do something.
This silence is vital to the princes, for what the al-Saud care about most is US support.
Yet even this growth was not enough, given previous governments' generous promises of health care and pensions - promises made even less tenable by rising life expectancy and falling birth rates.
These are the real reasons we care about global warming.
But the international community, too, must act with great care.
Does the European Union care?
They do not have the same abilities as adults to protect or care for themselves.
None of this is because Americans do not care about their children.
True, he has little time for domestic problems like antiquated infrastructure, failing public schools, an appalling health care system, and grotesque disparities in income and wealth.
No one in America is even writing about this or taking much notice because few care about those who are in the US illegally.
But the money undocumented workers earn goes abroad to build homes, start businesses, and take care of elderly parents throughout Latin America.
America in the 1960's enacted programs to rebuild poor communities, to fight air and water pollution, and to ensure health care for the elderly.
Leading drivers of employment growth have been government, health care, and, until the crisis, construction.
But reason does not seem to be getting much of a hearing during the current health-care debate in the US.

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