Care meaning of the word

Noun



She used care in selecting a doctor for her son.



The children have inadequate medical care and little formal education.



We need to provide poor people with better dental care.



She wrote a book about car care.



With proper care, the machine should last a decade or more.



She is an expert on skin care.



She knows a lot about the care and feeding of horses.



She looks as if all the cares of the world are on her shoulders.

Verb



He doesn’t care if he gets fired.



I care what happens to her.



On Valentine’s Day, send her flowers to show that you care.



I didn’t know you cared.



I wouldn’t care to be in your shoes right now.



I’m going for a walk. Would you care to join me?



He’ll show the photos to anyone who cares to see them.



More factors influenced her decision than she cares to admit.

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Recent Examples on the Web



Clients of ample means are able to pay for in-home or residential facility care that can easily cost $10,000 to $15,000 a month.


Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023





Other than diet and exercise, Hannah is def all about self care.


Olivia Evans, Women’s Health, 8 Apr. 2023





Tulino also mentioned credits for child/dependent care, a deduction for teachers who have expenses out of pocket, and benefits for students.


Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023





Green explained that her teeth are in bad shape but dental care will also have to wait.


Stephanie Colombini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023





So in the waning days of a legislative session where a bill to extend care sputtered, organizers long focused on the issue amplified their message.


Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023





Anyone interested in contributing to Babe’s lifetime care can support the sanctuary here.


Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023





Additional documentation would be required for children coming from foster care or children with disabilities.


Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023





The selection is impressive, with sales in product categories like vacuums, hair care, and air purifiers.


John Thompson, Men’s Health, 7 Apr. 2023




Legal experts said Gascón’s caring approach to victims of police violence and public stances on prosecuting officers who cross legal lines are laudable.


James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023





Videos posted across social media platforms like TikTok show men in Alabama’s prisons caring for their dormmates during overdoses without any prison staffers in sight.


Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2023





Julie compared the situation to Medders’ mother’s experience caring for her husband, who has ALS.


Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023





Earlier this year, Lydon told the Sunday Times that caring for his wife had elicited profound changes in him.


Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023





There will be a discussion of Deep Brain Stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s by Dr. Sharona Ben-Haim, MD, UCSD, a neurosurgeon who specializes in caring for people with movement disorders.


Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023





Eric Thayer / Bloomberg via Getty Images There are political, economic and cultural reasons Americans should care about Taiwan, said Lev Nachman, a political scientist and assistant professor at National Chengchi University in Taipei.


Megan Lebowitz, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2023





Not all dinosaurs, however, were caring parents.


Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023





Jones and his fellow under-attack representatives have already been stripped of committee assignments and membership ID access for committing the high crime of caring about kids being shot dead at school.


Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023



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уход, забота, заботы, внимание, заботиться, ухаживать, беспокоиться

существительное

- забота; попечение; охрана; опека

- наблюдение (врача и т. п.); обслуживание (больного и т. п.); лечение; уход (тж. за машиной)

- внимательность; тщательность; осторожность

Take care that the meat is cooked properly. — Проследите за тем, чтобы мясо как следует прожарилось.
You should give more care to your work. — Надо более внимательно относиться к работе.
To be handled with care! — Обращаться осторожно!
Take care! — Осторожно! Берегись! / Бывай! Давай, счастливо!
Have a care! — Будьте осторожны! Берегитесь!
Take care not to wake the baby. — Смотри, не разбуди ребёнка.
Take care you don’t get knocked down when you cross the road. — Смотрите не попадите под машину, когда будете переходить дорогу.

- тж. pl заботы; тревога; треволнения

the cares of the day — треволнения дня
Her face was worn with care. — У неё было измождённое лицо.
Care has made him look ten years older. — Заботы состарили его на десять лет.
free from cares — беззаботный, свободный от забот
troubled by the cares of a large family — обременённый большой семьёй
He hasn’t a care in the world. — Ему не о ком и не о чем заботиться.

- (for, of) пристрастие; любовь; склонность; интерес
- (-care) как компонент сложных слов со значением уход, присмотр

after-care — реабилитация после болезни; долечивание (брит.)
easy-care — не требующий сложного ухода; простой в обращении
day-care — присмотр за детьми в дневное время

глагол

- заботиться (о ком-л., о чём-л.); ухаживать

The children are well cared for. — За детьми прекрасный уход.
He cares about nobody but himself. — Он заботится только о себе.

- беспокоиться; тревожиться; волноваться

What do I care? — Мне-то что?
As if I cared! — Как будто мне не всё равно!
He failed at the examination, but I don’t think he cares very much. — Он провалился на экзамене, но это его, по-видимому, мало волнует.
I don’t care what people say. — Мне всё равно, что говорят.
You don’t seem to care much. — Вас это, очевидно, мало волнует.
Who cares? — Ну и что? Какая разница? Кого это волнует?

- (for) любить; питать интерес к (кому-л., чему-л.)

to care for music — любить музыку
to care for riches — стремиться к богатству
not to care for olives — не любить маслин
She really cares for him. — Она его действительно любит.
I don’t care for gardening. — Садоводство меня не интересует.
He doesn’t care for his wife to work. — Он не хочет, чтобы его жена работала.

- иметь желание; хотеть

I don’t care to be seen here. — Не хочу, чтобы меня здесь видели.
Would you care to read this article? — Не хотите ли вы прочитать эту статью?
Would you care to go for a walk? — Не хотите ли пройтись?
I don’t care to go. — Мне не хочется идти.
I know nothing and care less. — Ничего не знаю и знать не хочу.

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Примеры с переводом

I don’t care.

Мне наплевать.

I really care about my work.

Мне в самом деле небезразлична моя работа.

I knew she cared for him.

Я знал, что он ей небезразличен.

She took care of it personally.

Она лично позаботилась об этом.

They shared the care of the children.

Они вместе заботились о детях.

She was taken into care as a baby.

Её взяли на воспитание в младенческом возрасте.

Do you care to try this dish?

Хотите попробовать это блюдо?

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Primary health care teams are the first point of contact for users of the service.

…pursued a rewarding career providing medical care to poor children in rural areas…

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Возможные однокоренные слова

careful  — осторожный, внимательный, заботливый, аккуратный, бережный, точный, старательный
careless  — небрежный, неосторожный, беспечный, беззаботный, невнимательный, легкомысленный
aftercare  — уход за выздоравливающим, помощь, уход после болезни
caring  — заботиться, ухаживать, беспокоиться, тревожиться, питать интерес, иметь желание
carer  — тот, кто ухаживает за больным, инвалидом, пожилым человеком, лицо
overcare  — усиленная забота, повышенное внимание, излишняя забота

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: care
he/she/it: cares
ing ф. (present participle): caring
2-я ф. (past tense): cared
3-я ф. (past participle): cared

noun
ед. ч.(singular): care
мн. ч.(plural): cares

This is why when people ask me what to do about health care, one of my proposals is to heavily tax any form of _primary care_ insurance so that very few people have it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = ‘Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sue US govt. over ‘poor care‘ ‘; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =’ US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing the government, claiming inadequate care is leading to an increase in suicides. ‘ ❋ Unknown (2008)

To make men love you for the sport of it, and not to care when they kill themselves for your sake, — truly _not to care_? ❋ Edward Stratton Holloway (1903)

Clinical audit: a quality improvement process to improve patient care& outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria& the implementation of change ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I do care if he is trying to get us in a war..didn’t balance the budget…weakened the dollar…and advocated bad laws…I want a president who cares about the health of people,and the health of the economy..care for the environment…get us out of debt..and work in harmony with opposition parties and groups. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The utility (willingness to pay) associated with receiving same-day care is more than twice the utility associated with receiving care from a physician. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Call your Senators and Representatives and ask them to help make sure long-term care is National Sales Tax, aka VAT

But what really needs extra care is the furniture outdoors in the patio. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lines are no longer, the care is as good, and people don’t go bankrupt over having surgery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When such people become sick or are injured, the cost of their care is absorbed by the vast health market, lawyers for the federal government say. ❋ Rosalind Helderman (2010)

Your suggesting the repeal of obama care is an extremist view. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Obama care is a giveaway to big insurance which did nothing to control costs. ❋ Doug Feaver (2010)

Yet his main proposals are not only about expanding subsidized programs to cover more people but about adding the massively expensive benefit categories of mental health, which has a strong lobby behind it, and long-term care, which is important to the broad middle class. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Perhaps costing more in the event long term care is required as a result of that service — yes — but I can forgive that. ❋ Unknown (2005)

She went up there, she delivered what she called a care package to them with Kleenex, a binder to store information, everything that she needed during the first week of her daughter’s disappearance. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I’m satisfied, that with most of them having been US trained, the care is there and Guadalajara is only 30 miles away .. ❋ Unknown (2004)

She said the care is the best there, and cheaper than any other local hospital. ❋ Unknown (2004)

why do we shut down so easily? Is that what they call growing old. we don’t have to believe in age. in time.
(p.s. do you [know what i mean] though? this isnt about «ex», «crush», «[back again]», you are not my ex right? I was just trying to depict this tiny hopeful flame that could be our bond. and i think my soon to be action is proof of that hope. without essential expectation just care. and telling you all this, having the audacity to [be open] makes me wonder what your thoughts are and if i ever find out.)
Peace ❋ Dia Spora (2019)

«Do care about [math class]»
«[Go Raiders] Woo!»
«Care about the [Raiders].» ❋ Weet Head Beagen (2005)

[i care] about you
[nobody cares] about what you [care about] ❋ Emizzle (2005)

[Peanut] care about [Butter] and so are Butter. Together they are [PeanutButter]. ❋ Cactusandballoon (2021)

[oh mate], [well care] ❋ Jesus (2004)

Danny: i put the [hor] in horse ….
Andy: /care[LEX]: [LOLFAG] ❋ AndyManoooo (2008)

Man1: «[Whats] [Obamas last name]?»
Man2: «Care.» ❋ _Obama_Care_ (2019)

When she was [crying], her caring friend [gave] her [a hug]. ❋ Dannielle (2004)

Hey, did you hear [Obama care] is running for [president] again in [2020]? ❋ Left_Nut69 (2019)

<+[n00b13]> Today, I was emailing my professor about what chapters our test is on this afternoon. She accidentally emailed me informing me of the date she went on last night, including that she «[got laid]… yay!!» and a picture. I still don’t know what chapters I’m being [tested] on. #care, faggot. ❋ N00b13 (2009)

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noun

a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.

a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.

serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.

the provision of what is needed for the well-being or protection of a person or thing: He is under the care of a doctor. With proper care, the watch will last a lifetime.

temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.

grief; suffering; sorrow.

verb (used without object), cared, car·ing.

to be concerned or solicitous; have thought or regard.

to be concerned or have a special preference (usually used in negative constructions): I don’t care if I do.

to make provision or look out (usually followed by for): Will you care for the children while I am away?

to have an inclination, liking, fondness, or affection (usually followed by for): Would you care for dessert? I don’t care for him very much.

verb (used with object), cared, car·ing.

to feel concern about: He doesn’t care what others say.

to wish; desire; like: Would you care to dance?

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Idioms about care

    couldn’t care less, could not care less; be completely unconcerned: I couldn’t care less whether she goes to the party or not.Also could care less.

    take care,

    1. be alert; be careful: Take care that you don’t fall on the ice!
    2. take care of yourself; goodbye: used as an expression of parting.

    take care of,

    1. to watch over; be responsible for: to take care of an invalid.
    2. to act on; deal with; attend to: to take care of paying a bill.

Origin of care

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English caru, cearu, cognate with Gothic kara,Old High German chara “lament”

synonym study for care

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. To take pains suggests a sustained carefulness, an effort to see that nothing is overlooked but that every small detail receives attention: to take pains with fine embroidery. To take trouble implies an effort that requires a considerable amount of activity and exertion: to take the trouble to make suitable arrangements.

usage note for care

13. Couldn’t care less, a phrase used to express indifference, is sometimes heard as could care less, which ought to mean the opposite but is intended to be synonymous with the former phrase. Both versions are common mainly in informal speech.

OTHER WORDS FROM care

carer, nounnon·car·ing, adjectiveo·ver·care, nounun·car·ing, adjective

Words nearby care

cardueline, card up one’s sleeve, Cardus, card vote, cardy, care, care and maintenance, care attendant, careen, career, career girl

Other definitions for care (2 of 2)


noun

a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to people in foreign countries who need aid.

Origin of CARE

First recorded in 1945–50; shortening of C(ooperative for) A(merican) R(elief) E(verywhere)

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

MORE ABOUT CARE

What is a basic definition of care?

Care means to devote thought to something and consider it important enough to be worthy of concern. Care also means an attention to detail or the supervision and protection of something. Care has several other senses as a noun and a verb.

If you care about something, then you think it is worthy of your time and it is of concern to you. Most parents care what happens to their children, for example, and will protect and help them.

  • Real-life examples: Animal lovers care about the safety and treatment of pets. Most citizens care where their tax money goes. The point of giving a person a present is to show that you care about them.
  • Used in a sentence: I always watch the news because I care deeply about what is happening in the world. 

This sense of care is often used in the negative to mean to think something is unimportant or is unworthy of a person’s attention or concern.

  • Used in a sentence: I really don’t care if you throw out that old couch. 

As a noun, care refers to caution or an attention to detail, usually when you are trying to not make a mistake or miss something. The adjective careful, meaning cautious, comes from this sense of care. The adjective careless means someone is not using care at all.

  • Real-life examples: Surgeons use great care when they slowly and methodically perform surgeries. Drivers should use care when navigating snow and ice on the road. Masters of a craft devote great care to their work and create amazing things.
  • Used in a sentence: The house was falling down because the carpenters didn’t devote much care when they built it. 

Care is also used to refer to a situation in which someone or something is under the protection and supervision of someone. A patient who is in a doctor’s care, for example, is being watched and tended to by their doctor. The idiom take care of is related to this sense of care. The term healthcare also comes from this sense.

  • Real-life examples: Baby bears are under their mother’s care until they can protect themselves. Plants need proper care from gardeners if they are to grow successfully. Most people keep their money in the care of a bank or accountant.
  • Used in a sentence: The children were in the teacher’s care during the field trip. 

Where does care come from?

The first records of care come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English noun caru and verb carian. It is related to the Old High German chara, meaning “lament.”

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How is care used in real life?

Care is a very common word that people use to express whether they do or don’t consider something worth thinking about or being concerned with.

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— Dr Madhab Ch Rajbangshi (@DrRajbangshi) May 13, 2021

Thanks Houston for being understanding. I ended up in doctor’s care, but I gave it my best and you guys were amazing.

— Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) August 20, 2018

New guidance: Use care and caution with terms such as disputed election and disputed victory. They require assessing whether the outcome is truly in doubt or unknown, based on reputable sources of information about accuracy and completeness of the vote count. #APStyleChat (1/3)

— APStylebook (@APStylebook) September 29, 2020

Try using care!

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If you care about your house, you don’t think about it very much and aren’t concerned about what happens to it.

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What are other ways to say care?

The noun care refers to a state of mind in which one is troubled or anxious about something. How does care compare to concern and worry? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

Words related to care

responsibility, concern, load, effort, carefulness, conscientiousness, diligence, fastidiousness, meticulousness, scrupulousness, control, protection, supervision, trust, attend, nurse, nurture, protect, tend, watch

How to use care in a sentence

  • There would be less total health care, less child care, less energy available to households, and less value added in the university sector.

  • The report says a record 765 hospitals and other health care facilities participated in the annual Healthcare Equality Index survey at a time when they faced unprecedented challenges in caring for patients in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Those who say health care is their single top issue back Biden 77 percent to 19 percent.

  • Regulators and health care leaders, backed up by political leaders, must take the lead in building public confidence in the integrity of the entire vaccine development and distribution process.

  • Feigenholtz said she wants the agency to establish benchmarks on moving the children out of the hospitals and increasing specialized foster care, then report back to legislators.

  • Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

  • He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.

  • Who among Scalise’s constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?

  • Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.

  • In these regions, men are now doing between 30 and 45 percent of the care work.

  • I do not care very much how you censor or select the reading and talking and thinking of the schoolboy or schoolgirl.

  • And this summer it seemed to her that she never would be able to take proper care of her nestful of children.

  • Polavieja, as everybody knew, was the chosen executive of the friars, whose only care was to secure their own position.

  • On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.

  • You never cared—you were too proud to care; and when I spoke to you about my fault, you did n’t even know what I meant.

British Dictionary definitions for care (1 of 2)


verb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to be troubled or concerned; be affected emotionallyhe is dying, and she doesn’t care

(intr; foll by for or about) to have regard, affection, or consideration (for)he cares more for his hobby than his job

(intr foll by for) to have a desire or taste (for)would you care for some tea?

(intr foll by for) to provide physical needs, help, or comfort (for)the nurse cared for her patients

(tr) to agree or like (to do something)would you care to sit down, please?

for all I care or I couldn’t care less I am completely indifferent

noun

careful or serious attentionunder her care the plant flourished; he does his work with care

protective or supervisory controlin the care of a doctor

(often plural) trouble; anxiety; worry

an object of or cause for concernthe baby’s illness was her only care

cautionhandle with care

care of at the address of: written on envelopesUsual abbreviation: c/o

in care or into care social welfare made the legal responsibility of a local authority by order of a court

Word Origin for care

Old English cearu (n), cearian (vb), of Germanic origin; compare Old High German chara lament, Latin garrīre to gossip

British Dictionary definitions for care (2 of 2)


n acronym for

Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc.; a federation of US charities, giving financial and technical assistance to many regions of the world

communicated authenticity, regard, empathy: the three qualities believed to be essential in the therapist practising client-centred therapy

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with care


In addition to the idiom beginning with care

  • care package

also see:

  • couldn’t care less
  • for all (I care)
  • in care of
  • in charge (the care of)
  • take care
  • take care of
  • tender loving care
  • that’s (takes care of) that

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɛə/
  • (General American) enPR: kâr, IPA(key): /kɛ(ə)ɹ/, [kʰe(ə̯)ɻ], [kʰɛ(ə̯)ɻ]
  • (General Australian) enPR: kâr, IPA(key): /keː/
  • (dialectal) enPR: kêr IPA(key): /kɪə(ɹ)/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (care, sorrow, cry), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (shout, call). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (concern, action), Middle High German kar (sorrow, lamentation), Icelandic kör (sickbed), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara, concern, care). Related also to Dutch karig (scanty), German karg (sparse, meagre, barren), Latin garriō, Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus). See also chary.

Noun[edit]

care (countable and uncountable, plural cares)

  1. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
    • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

      More health and happiness betide my liege / Than can my care-tuned tongue deliver him!

    • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

      Sleep, that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care.

    • 1885, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Julnar the Sea-Born and Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia”, in A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [], volume VII, Shammar edition, [London]: [] Burton Club [], →OCLC, page 265:

      One day, among the days, he bethought him of this and fell lamenting for that the most part of his existence was past and he had not been vouchsafed a son, to inherit the kingdom after him, even as he had inherited it from his fathers and forebears; by reason whereof there betided him sore cark and care and chagrin exceeding.

  2. Close attention; concern; responsibility.

    Care should be taken when holding babies.

    • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

      I thank thee for thy care and honest pains.

  3. Worry.

    I don’t have a care in the world.

    • 1956, Irving Berlin (lyrics and music), “Cheek to Cheek”:

      Yes, heaven, I’m in heaven / And the cares that hung around me through the week / Seem to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak

  4. Maintenance, upkeep.

    dental care

  5. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
    • 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can’t be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly[1], volume 189, number 2, page 10:

      The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

  6. The state of being cared for by others.

    in care

  7. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
Quotations[edit]
  • 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
    ‘Have a care, Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’
Derived terms[edit]
  • aftercare
  • aged care
  • baby-care
  • babycare
  • care and feeding
  • care factor
  • care factor zero
  • care home
  • care in the community
  • care killed the cat
  • care of
  • care package
  • Care Sunday
  • care-giver
  • care-taking
  • carefree
  • careful
  • caregiver
  • caregiving
  • careless
  • caretaker
  • caretaking
  • childcare
  • crit care
  • critical care
  • customer care
  • day care
  • day care center
  • duty of care
  • elderly care
  • facecare
  • forecare
  • foster care
  • haircare
  • have a care
  • health care
  • heck-care
  • Hillary-care
  • home care
  • intensive care
  • kangaroo care
  • managed care
  • memory care
  • nailcare
  • not have a care in the world
  • Obama-care
  • pal care
  • palliative care
  • pastoral care
  • primary care
  • quaternary care
  • respite care
  • sandwich care
  • secondary care
  • self-care
  • skincare
  • standard of care
  • suncare
  • take care of
  • tender loving care
  • tertiary care
  • traincare
  • transmural care
  • Trump-care
[edit]
  • chary
Translations[edit]

close attention, concern or responsibility

  • Albanian: re (sq) m, reja (sq) f
  • Arabic: اِهْتِمَام‎ m (ihtimām)
  • Armenian: խնամք (hy) (xnamkʿ), հոգ (hy) (hog)
  • Azerbaijani: diqqət (az), qayğı (az)
  • Belarusian: кло́пат m (klópat), турбо́та f (turbóta)
  • Bengali: এহতেমাম (ehtemam), পরোয়া (bn) (pôroa)
  • Bulgarian: грижа (bg) f (griža), отговорност (bg) m (otgovornost)
  • Catalan: cura (ca) f, compte (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 關懷关怀 (zh) (guānhuái)
  • Czech: péče (cs)
  • Danish: forsigtighed c, omtanke c, omsorg c
  • Dutch: zorg (nl)
  • Esperanto: zorgo (eo)
  • Finnish: huolellisuus (fi), varovaisuus (fi)
  • French: souci (fr) m, soin (fr) m
  • Galician: cudio m, coido m, coidado (gl) m, gabexo m, femenza f, xeito (gl) m, cadillo m, cura (gl) f
  • German: Sorge (de) f
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 f (kara)
  • Greek: έγνοια (el) f (égnoia)
    Ancient: ἐπιμέλεια f (epiméleia)
  • Hindi: परवाह (hi) f (parvāh)
  • Hungarian: figyelem (hu), óvatosság (hu)
  • Irish: aire (ga) f
  • Italian: cura (it) f, attenzione (it) f
  • Japanese: 気にする (ja) (ki ni suru), 気にかける (ki ni kakeru)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ئاگا (ckb) (aga)
  • Ladino: kudio m
  • Latgalian: ryupestis, ryupeste, klopotys
  • Latin: cura (la) f
  • Latvian: rūpe f, gādība f, gādīgums m, rūpība f, rūpīgums m
  • Macedonian: грижа m (griža)
  • Malayalam: ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം (uttaravādittaṃ), ശ്രദ്ധ (ml) (śraddha)
  • Mongolian: анхаарал (mn) (anxaaral)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: forsiktighet (no) m or f
  • Old English: ġīeme f
  • Plautdietsch: Hutt f
  • Polish: troska (pl) f
  • Portuguese: cuidado (pt) m
  • Romanian: grijă (ro), păs (ro)
  • Russian: забо́та (ru) f (zabóta)
  • Scottish Gaelic: aire f, suim f
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrb (sh) f
  • Slovak: opatrnosť
  • Spanish: atención (es) f, cuidado (es) m, esmero (es) m
  • Swedish: omtanke (sv), omsorg (sv), vård (sv)
  • Tagalog: pakialam
  • Tocharian B: snauki
  • Turkish: dikkat (tr), özen (tr)
  • Ukrainian: турбо́та f (turbóta)
  • Zazaki: itimad

worry

  • Armenian: հոգս (hy) (hogs)
  • Azerbaijani: qayğı (az)
  • Belarusian: кло́пат m (klópat), непако́й m (njepakój), неспако́й m (njespakój), турбо́та f (turbóta)
  • Bengali: চিন্তা (bn) (cinta)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 擔心担心 (zh) (dānxīn)
  • Danish: bekymring c
  • Esperanto: zorgo (eo)
  • Finnish: huoli (fi)
  • French: souci (fr) m
  • Greek:
    Ancient: μέριμνα f (mérimna)
  • Irish: sníomh m
  • Latin: cura (la)
  • Latvian: rūpe f
  • Norwegian: nennsomhet m
  • Old English: caru f
  • Plautdietsch: Sorj f
  • Russian: беспоко́йство (ru) n (bespokójstvo), забо́та (ru) f (zabóta), трево́га (ru) f (trevóga), хло́поты (ru) f pl (xlópoty)
  • Serbo-Croatian: briga (sh) f
  • Swedish: bekymmer (sv) n
  • Turkish: kaygı (tr), tasa (tr)
  • Ukrainian: турбо́та f (turbóta), турбо́та f (turbóta), неспокі́й m (nespokíj)
  • Zazaki: qaxu
  • Zulu: ukukhatazeka

maintenance, upkeep

  • Bengali: যত্ন (jôtnô)
  • Danish: vedligehold n
  • Finnish: hoito (fi)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: ἐπιμέλεια f (epiméleia)
  • Portuguese: manutenção (pt) f
  • Russian: ухо́д (ru) m (uxód)
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrb (sh) f, zbrinjavanje n
  • Slovak: starostlivosť
  • Swedish: underhåll (sv) n
  • Turkish: bakım (tr)
  • Zazaki: timar

treatment of those in need

  • Arabic: عِنَايَة‎ f (ʕināya), رِعَايَة‎ f (riʕāya)
    Moroccan Arabic: رعاية(riʕāya)
  • Belarusian: турбо́та f (turbóta), до́гляд m (dóhljad), апе́ка f (apjéka)
  • Bengali: সেবা (śeba)
  • Bulgarian: грижи (bg) pl (griži)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 關照关照 (zh) (guānzhào)
  • Czech: péče (cs) f
  • Danish: omsorg c, pleje c
  • Esperanto: flegado
  • Finnish: hoito (fi), hoiva (fi), hoitotyö (fi), hoivatyö, hoitoala, hoiva-ala
  • French: soin (fr) m
  • German: Pflege (de) f
  • Greek:
    Ancient: ἐπιμέλια f (epimélia)
  • Hungarian: törődés (hu), ápolás (hu)
  • Indonesian: perawatan (id), asuhan (id)
  • Irish: cúram f, cúraimí pl
  • Kazakh: күтім (kütım)
  • Latin: cūra (la) f, cūrātūra (la) f, cūrātiō f
  • Malay: rawatan (ms)
  • Malayalam: ശുശ്രൂഷ (ml) (śuśrūṣa)
  • Mongolian: анхаарал (mn) (anxaaral)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: pleie (no) m or f, omsorg m or f
    Nynorsk: pleie f, omsorg f
  • Polish: opieka (pl) f
  • Portuguese: atendimento (pt) m, assistência (pt) f, tratamento (pt)
  • Russian: забо́та (ru) f (zabóta), ухо́д (ru) m (uxód), попече́ние (ru) n (popečénije), опе́ка (ru) f (opéka), хло́поты (ru) f pl (xlópoty)
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrb (sh) f, zbrinjavanje n
  • Slovak: starostlivosť
  • Swedish: vård (sv), omsorg (sv)
  • Tagalog: pag-iingat
  • Turkish: tedavi (tr)
  • Ukrainian: турбо́та (turbóta), до́гляд (dóhljad)
  • Zazaki: tedawi

state of being cared for

  • Danish: pleje c
  • Finnish: huosta, hoiva (fi)
  • German: Pflege (de) f
  • Indonesian: perawatan (id)
  • Latin: cūra (la) f, cūrātūra (la) f, cūrātiō f
  • Malay: rawatan (ms)
  • Russian: попече́ние (ru) n (popečénije), ухо́д (ru) m (uxód)
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrb (sh) f, zbrinjavanje n
  • Slovak: starostlivosť
  • Swedish: vård (sv)

Translations to be checked

  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: (please verify) ئاگا (ckb) (aga)
  • Old English: (please verify) ċearu f
  • Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) brȉga (sh), (please verify) nȅga (sh), (please verify) skȓb (sh)
  • Slovene: (1) (please verify) skȓb (sl) f, (1) (please verify) briga

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed), from Proto-West Germanic *karōn (to care), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (to care).

Cognate with Middle High German karn (to complain, lament, grieve, mourn), Alemannic German karen, kären (to groan, wheeze, give a death rattle), Swedish kära (to fall in love), Icelandic kæra (to care, like), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn, to be concerned).

Verb[edit]

care (third-person singular simple present cares, present participle caring, simple past and past participle cared)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

    «She doesn’t care what you think.» «I don’t care, I’m still going.»

    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

      [] What cares these roarers [i.e. thunder] for the name of king? []

    • 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:

      And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.

  2. (intransitive, polite, formal) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards.

    Would you care for another slice of cake?

    Would you care to dance?

    I don’t care to hear your opinion.

  3. (intransitive, informal, by extension) For it to matter to, or make any difference to.
    • 2013, Addy Osmani, Developing Backbone.js Applications (page 175)
      An event aggregator facilitates a fire-and-forget model of communication. The object triggering the event doesn’t care if there are any subscribers. It just fires the event and moves on.
  4. (intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

    Young children can learn to care for a pet.

    He cared for his mother while she was sick.

  5. (intransitive, Appalachia) To mind; to object.
    • 2006, Grace Toney Edwards; JoAnn Aust Asbury; Ricky L. Cox, A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, Univ. of Tennessee Press, →ISBN, page 108:

      After introducing herself, the therapist then asked the patient if it would be all right to do the exercises which the doctor had ordered for her. The patient would response, «Well, I don’t care to.» For several days, the therapist immediately left the room and officially recorded that the patient had «refused» therapy. [] It was not until months later that this therapist [] discovered that she should have been interpreting «I don’t care to» as «I don’t mind» doing those exercises now.

Usage notes[edit]
  • The sense “to want” is most commonly found as an interrogative or negative sentence, and may take a for clause (would you care for some tea?) or (as a catenative verb) takes a to infinitive (would you care to go with me?). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
  • In the sense “to be concerned about”, care may idiomatically take a figurative amount as a direct object, as in the fixed phrase care a fig (equivalent to give a fig), or care one whit.
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
  • becare
  • care a button
  • care a fig
  • care a jackstraw
  • care for
  • could care fewer
  • could care less
  • could not care less
  • couldn’t care less
  • devil-may-care
  • facts don’t care about your feelings
  • I don’t care
  • long hair don’t care
  • sharing is caring
  • uncare
Translations[edit]

to be concerned about

  • Arabic: اِهْتَمَّ بِـ(ihtamma bi-)
    Egyptian Arabic: اهتم(ehtam)
  • Azerbaijani: vecinə olmaq, vecinə almaq, fikir vermək (az)
  • Belarusian: турбава́цца impf (turbavácca)
  • Bulgarian: интересувам се (interesuvam se)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 關心关心 (zh) (guānxīn), 小心 (zh) (xiǎoxīn)
  • Czech: starat se (cs), starat
  • Dutch: geven (om)
  • Esperanto: zorgi (eo)
  • Estonian: huvitama
  • Finnish: välittää (fi), piitata (fi)
  • French: se soucier (fr), s’intéresser (fr)
  • German: sorgen (de), sich sorgen (de), sich kümmern (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn), 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (gakarōn)
  • Greek: νοιάζει (el) (noiázei)
    Ancient: φροντίζω (phrontízō)
  • Hungarian: foglalkozik (hu) (about the subject), érdekel (hu) (about the object)
  • Icelandic: sama (is)
  • Ido: suciar (io)
  • Irish: is miste do
  • Italian: interessarsi (it)
  • Japanese: 構う (ja) (kamau), 気にする (ja) (ki-ni suru), 気にかける (ki-ni kakeru)
  • Korean: 상관하다 (sanggwanhada), 걱정하다 (ko) (geokjeonghada)
  • Latin: cūrō (la)
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ushuhuliha
  • Old English: rēċan
  • Polish: martwić się (pl)
  • Portuguese: preocupar-se, importar-se
  • Russian: беспоко́иться (ru) (bespokóitʹsja), забо́титься (ru) (zabótitʹsja)
  • Slovak: zaujímať
  • Spanish: importar (es), interesar (es)
  • Swedish: bry sig (sv)
  • Thai: สน (th) (sǒn), สนใจ (th) (sǒn-jai)
  • Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
  • Turkish: umrunda olmak
  • Ukrainian: турбува́тися (turbuvátysja), догляда́ти (dohljadáty)
  • Vietnamese: quan tâm (vi)

to look after

  • Arabic: اِهْتَمَّ بِـ(ihtamma bi-)
  • Aromanian: cãshtighedzu, frundisescu
  • Azerbaijani: qayğısına qalmaq (az), qayğı göstərmək, baxmaq (az)
  • Belarusian: дбаць impf (dbacʹ), клапаці́цца impf (klapacícca)
  • Bulgarian: грижа се (griža se)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 關照关照 (zh) (guānzhào), 照顧照顾 (zh) (zhàogu)
  • Czech: pečovat (cs), starat se (cs)
  • Finnish: hoitaa (fi), huolehtia (fi)
  • French: soigner (fr)
  • German: kümmern (de), pflegen (de)
  • Greek: φροντίζω (el) (frontízo)
  • Hawaiian: mālama
  • Hungarian: törődik (hu), foglalkozik (hu), gondoskodik (hu)
  • Ido: sorgar (io)
  • Italian: curare (it)
  • Japanese: 世話をする (ja) (せわをする, sewa-o suru), 面倒を見る (mendō-o miru), 介抱する (ja) (かいほうする, kaihou suru)
  • Khmer: please add this translation if you can
  • Korean: 보살피다 (ko) (bosalpida), 돌보다 (ko) (dolboda)
  • Latin: curo (la), tueor
  • Polish: opiekować się (pl), troszczyć się (pl) impf, dbać (pl) impf
  • Portuguese: cuidar (pt)
  • Romanian: îngriji (ro)
  • Russian: забо́титься (ru) (zabótitʹsja), уха́живать (ru) (uxáživatʹ), пригля́дывать (ru) impf (prigljádyvatʹ), пригляде́ть (ru) pf (prigljadétʹ), присма́тривать (ru) impf (prismátrivatʹ), присмотре́ть (ru) pf (prismotrétʹ)
  • Slovak: starať sa
  • Spanish: cuidar (es)
  • Swedish: ta hand om (sv)
  • Thai: ดูแล (th) (duu-lɛɛ), เอาใจใส่ (th) (ao-jai-sài)
  • Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
  • Turkish: bakmak (tr), ilgilenmek (tr)
  • Ukrainian: турбува́тися (turbuvátysja), догляда́ти (dohljadáty), дба́ти (uk) impf (dbáty)
  • Vietnamese: quan tâm (vi), chăm sóc (vi)
  • Zazaki: eleqedar biyen

to be mindful of

  • Bulgarian: грижа се (griža se), грижа се (griža se), безпокоя се (bezpokoja se)
  • Finnish: välittää (fi)
  • German: kümmern (de)
  • Greek: νοιάζομαι (el) (noiázomai)
  • Polish: obchodzić (pl) impf, troszczyć się (pl) impf
  • Swedish: bry (sv) (sig om)
  • Thai: ใส่ใจ (th) (sài-jai), สนใจ (th) (sǒn-jai)

to want, politely

  • Bulgarian: обичам (bg) (običam)
  • Finnish: tahtoa (fi) (conditional form of), haluta (fi) (conditional form of); maistua (fi) (of food and drink)
  • German: respektieren (de)
  • Hungarian: kér (hu), kíván (hu), van kedve (hu)
  • Spanish: gustar (es)
  • Thai: สนใจ (th) (sǒn-jai)

Translations to be checked

  • Indonesian: (please verify) merawat (id) , (please verify) mengasuh (id) , (please verify) membina (id) , (please verify) peduli (id), (please verify) perduli (id), (please verify) acuh (id)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: (please verify) گوێ (ckb) (gwê), (please verify) گوێدان(gwêdan)
  • Mandarin: (please verify) 擔心担心 (zh) (dānxīn), (please verify) 担心 (zh), (please verify) 關心关心 (zh) (guānxīn), (please verify) 关心 (zh) 1
  • Old English: (please verify) carian
  • Romanian: (please verify) păsa (ro)
  • Serbo-Croatian: (2) (please verify) skŕbiti (sh)
  • Slovene: (2) (please verify) skrbeti
  • Vietnamese: (đến) (please verify) để ý (vi) (1, 3), (2) (please verify) nuôi (vi), (in a loving sense) (please verify) thương (vi)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stanley, Oma (1937), “I. Vowel Sounds in Stressed Syllables”, in The Speech of East Texas (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 2), New York: Columbia University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 6, page 16.

Anagrams[edit]

  • Acre, CERA, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, acre, e-car, race, race-

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ/
  • Homophones: car, carent, cares, carre, carrent, carre, quarre, quarres, quarrent, quart

Verb[edit]

care

  1. inflection of carer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams[edit]

  • acre, âcre, créa, race

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: cà‧re

Adjective[edit]

care f pl

  1. feminine plural of caro

Anagrams[edit]

  • Arce, acre, c’era, cera, crea, reca

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • carē: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.reː/, [ˈkäreː]
  • carē: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.re/, [ˈkäːre]
  • cāre: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.re/, [ˈkäːrɛ]
  • cāre: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.re/, [ˈkäːre]

Verb[edit]

carē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of careō

Adjective[edit]

cāre

  1. vocative masculine singular of cārus

Adverb[edit]

care (comparative carius, superlative carissimē)

  1. at a high price

References[edit]

  • care”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • care”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • care in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English caru, ċearu (care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō. See Modern English care for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːr(ə)/

Noun[edit]

care (plural cares)

  1. grief; sorrow [from 13th c.]
    • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:

      Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde [].

      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: care
  • Scots: care
  • Yola: caure, caare, caar

References[edit]

  • “cāre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

  • 𑀘𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
  • चरे (Devanagari script)
  • চরে (Bengali script)
  • චරෙ (Sinhalese script)
  • စရေ or ၸရေ (Burmese script)
  • จเร or จะเร (Thai script)
  • ᨧᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຈເຣ or ຈະເຣ (Lao script)
  • ចរេ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄌𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun[edit]

care

  1. inflection of cara (walker; frequenting):
    1. locative singular
    2. accusative plural

Verb[edit]

care

  1. first-person singular present/imperative middle of carati (to walk)
  2. optative active singular of carati (to walk)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin quālis, quālem. Compare Aromanian cari and Italian quale.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkare/
  • Rhymes: -are

Determiner[edit]

care

  1. which

    Care din aceste jocuri este nou?

    Which of these games is new?
Inflection[edit]

declension of care

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/accusative care care care care
genitive/dative cărui cărei căror căror

Pronoun[edit]

care

  1. which, that, who

    El este un om care a văzut foarte multe lucruri.

    He is a man who has seen very many things.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

care n pl

  1. plural of car (cart)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

care

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of căra

Venetian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

care f

  1. feminine plural of caro

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