care
/kɛɚ/noun, verb1 syllable
Care means: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.
Synonyms for care27
noun, as in the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
noun, as in judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
noun, as in attention and management implying responsibility for safety
noun, as in activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
verb, as in provide care for
verb, as in be concerned with
also used for care
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What does care mean?11
noun
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something“no medical care was required”
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger“he exercised caution in opening the door”
attention and management implying responsibility for safety“he is in the care of a bodyguard”
an anxious feeling“care had aged him”
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order“he wrote the manual on car care”
a cause for feeling concern“his major care was the illness of his wife”
verb
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of“I can deal with this crew of workers”
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something“Do you care to try this dish?”
provide care for“The nurse was caring for the wounded”
be concerned with“I worry about my grades”
feel concern or interest“I really care about my work”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with care?52
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Care in a sentence
- Under the new law, husbands can take days off to care for their children.CM
- Sue has a big bottom, but she doesn't care.Swift
- As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.shekitten
- But for the doctor's care, the patient would not be alive.Dejo
- From now on, you'll have to take care of yourself.CK
- Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.CM
- With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed.CM
- With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.slyfin
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Forms of care
as a noun
- plural
- cares
as a verb
- past tense
- cared
- present participle
- caring
- third-person singular
- cares
- past participle
- cared