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care

  • noun
  • kâr

Close attention; concern; responsibility.

Example

“Care should be taken when holding babies.”

Other meanings

  1. Maintenance, upkeep.

  2. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).

Synonyms

  • attention
  • aid

Example sentences

  • “Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “How should I care for my stitches?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "caru".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “care” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.