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care
- pronunciation:
- keIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- take care of
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
concentrated focus or attention.
Do this job with care.- synonyms:
- attention, attentiveness, awareness, watchfulness
- antonyms:
- carelessness, neglect
- similar words:
- accuracy, caution, exactness, notice, pain, precision, prudence
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| definition 2: |
anxiety or worry.
- synonyms:
- anxiety, concern, disquiet, disquietude, worry
- similar words:
- apprehension, bother, distress, misgiving, qualm, solicitude, trouble
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| definition 3: |
precaution, as against harm or loss.
- synonyms:
- heed, precaution
- antonyms:
- carelessness
- similar words:
- caution, foresight, notice, prudence, vigil, vigilance, wariness
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| definition 4: |
supervision, medical attention, or protection.
The hospital gave him good care.- synonyms:
- attention, charge, ministration, supervision
- antonyms:
- abuse, disregard, neglect
- similar words:
- control, custody, management, protection, responsibility, trust
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| definition 5: |
the object of concerned attention.
He is only one of her many cares.- synonyms:
- anxiety, concern, lookout, obligation, responsibility, trouble, worry
- similar words:
- affliction, annoyance, burden, charge, cross, cumbrance, dependent, duty, encumbrance, impediment, vexation, ward
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| related words: |
anxiety, hinge, interest, maintenance, nurture, oversight, tutelage, usage, weight, worry |
| phrase: |
take care of |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cared, cares, caring |
| definition 1: |
to be concerned.
- synonyms:
- fret, worry
- similar words:
- bother, give a damn, mind, minister
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| definition 2: |
to feel affection or attraction (usu. fol. by for).
- similar words:
- crave, hanker, long, love, want
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| definition 3: |
to provide supervision or protection (usu. fol. by for).
- synonyms:
- attend, minister, supervise
- antonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- oversee, protect
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| definition 4: |
to want or wish (usu. fol. by an infinitive of another verb).
Do you think he would care to go with us?- synonyms:
- desire, like, want, wish
- similar words:
- crave, yearn
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| related words: |
tend |
| derivation: |
caring (adj.) |
Care comes from an Old English word that means "grief," "sorrow," or "anxiety." Since the 1700s, it has lost intensity and is much more likely to mean concerned attention.
Word Builder: care +
- careful:
with care.
- careless:
without care.
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similar to care |
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attention, caution, heed, pains |
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some actions associated with caring |
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attend, baby, dote, groom, keep tabs on, maintain, mind, minister, mother, nurse, pamper, protect, support, take care of, tend, to keep an eye on, to look after, trust, watch |
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some actions associated with not caring |
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disregard, neglect |
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some descriptions of one who cares |
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alert, attentive, aware, careful, cautious, competent, conscientious, exacting, immaculate, neat, orderly, precise, responsible, scrupulous, thorough, vigilant, watchful |
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some descriptions of one who does not care |
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careless, haphazard, hasty, incompetent, indifferent, irresponsible, negligent, reckless, slipshod, sloppy, thoughtless |
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some kinds of care |
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custody, hygiene |
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some people associated with care |
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baby-sitter, caretaker, custodian, doctor, father, groom, guardian, housekeeper, janitor, mother, nanny, nurse, parent, pediatrician, shepherd, superintendent, veterinarian |
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some places associated with care |
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asylum, clinic, day care, garage, home, hospital, institution, kennel, nursery, orphanage, stable |
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