: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others
I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—
Ann M. Martin
The Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—Richard Alleva
caringly
adverb
was treated gently and caringly
caringness
noun
There’s evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn’t uncommon in the literary community.
—Benjamin DeMott
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
But in the most loving, caring way.
—Mikey O’connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
My friend was a warm and caring person.
—Brea Baker, ELLE, 9 Mar. 2023
Below are simple strategies to shape culture and create a journey toward a caring experience.
—Christina Schmit, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
This idea of forests as cooperative, caring places has caught on both in the scientific literature and popular culture, notably in the 2022 book Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, by forest ecologist Suzanne Simard of the University of British Columbia.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2023
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers comprehensive health care services and programs in a caring, compassionate setting designed specifically for children.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen Ashley Greene played the caring, clairvoyant vampire Alice Cullen in her breakout role.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
Suarez remembered the boy as brave, thoughtful, caring and funny.
—Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2023
Isaiah’s mother, Betsabe Suarez, described her son to reporters Wednesday as thoughtful, brave and caring.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of caring was
in 1956
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
заботиться, ухаживать, беспокоиться, тревожиться, питать интерес, иметь желание
прилагательное
- внимательный, заботливый
- относящийся к социальной помощи
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a free clinic on caring for roses — бесплатный семинар по уходу за розами 
caring lipstick — гигиеническая губная помада
caring function — функция ухода
go beyond caring — перестать заботиться
stop caring — разлюбить
Примеры с переводом
Deep down, she is a caring person.
В глубине души она заботливый человек.
Jane spent years caring for her sick aunt.
Джейн годами ухаживала за своей больной тёткой.
Arthur was a very gentle, caring person.
Артур был очень нежным, заботливым человеком.
She does some voluntary work caring for the elderly.
Она добровольно помогает ухаживать за престарелыми.
Children need a caring and happy home life.
Дети нуждаются в заботе и счастливой семейной жизни.
I’m past caring about my appearance (=I do not care about it any more).
Моя внешность меня уже не волнует.
Barry’s kind, caring and generous to a fault.
Барри добрый, заботливый и до безобразия щедрый.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
…a saintly man who devoted his life to caring for the dying… 
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Возможные однокоренные слова
car — автомобиль, машина, вагон, легковой автомобиль, автомашина, тачка, тележка
carer — тот, кто ухаживает за больным, инвалидом, пожилым человеком, лицо
car·ing
(kâr′ĭng)
adj.
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
caring
(ˈkɛərɪŋ)
adj
1. feeling or showing care and compassion: a caring attitude.
2. (Social Welfare) of or relating to professional social or medical care: nursing is a caring job.
n
(Social Welfare) the practice or profession of providing social or medical care
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  caring — a loving feeling
love — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; «his love for his work»; «children need a lot of love» |
| Adj. | 1. | caring — feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; «caring friends»
compassionate — showing or having compassion; «heard the soft and compassionate voices of women» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
caring
adjective compassionate, loving, kindly, warm, soft, sensitive, tender, sympathetic, responsive, receptive, considerate, warmhearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely (informal) He is a wonderful person, very gentle and caring.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
starostlivý
omsorgsfuld
huolehtiva
pažljiv
思いやりのある
돌보는
som bryr (sig) om
ที่ห่วงใยผู้อื่น
chu đáo
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
caring
[ˈkɛərɪŋ] adj
(= concerned about other people) [person] → attentionné(e)
She’s a very caring teacher
BUT C’est un professeur qui se préoccupe du bien-être de ses élèves.
She has very caring parents
BUT Ses parents sont très affectueux.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
caring
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
caring
[ˈkɛərɪŋ] adj (parent, person) → affettuoso/a, premuroso/a; (society, organization) → umanitario/a
ours is not a caring society → viviamo in una società ben poco altruista
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
caring
→ مُهْتَمٌ بِالآخَرين starostlivý omsorgsfuld fürsorglich στοργικός bondadoso huolehtiva attentionné pažljiv premuroso 思いやりのある 돌보는 zorgzaam omsorgsfull troskliwy atencioso заботливый som bryr (sig) om ที่ห่วงใยผู้อื่น şefkatli chu đáo 关心人的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Other forms: caringly; carings
Commonly referred to as that «warm fuzzy feeling,» caring is the kindness or love you have towards another individual. You can also use caring (as an adjective) to describe a person who acts in this warm and fuzzy way.
There’s a reason for the saying «caring is sharing.» You and your best buddy might exhibit caring, or affection, by sharing secrets, hugs, and the contents of your lunch boxes. Caring can also be an adjective. Caring nurses, parents, and teachers are great «caregivers» because they dole out warm fuzziness all day long. Well, at least sometimes.
Definitions of caring
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adjective
feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others
“caring friends”
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Synonyms:
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compassionate
showing or having compassion
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compassionate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
Adjective[edit]
caring (comparative more caring, superlative most caring)
- (of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
- She’s a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.
Derived terms[edit]
- uncaring
Translations[edit]
kind, sensitive, empathetic
- Armenian: հոգատար (hy) (hogatar)
- Dutch: zorgzaam (nl)
- Erzya: дошуж (došuž)
- Esperanto: zorgema
- Finnish: huolehtivainen (fi)
- French: attentionné (fr)
- German: fürsorglich (de)
- Hungarian: gondoskodó (hu)
- Latvian: gādīgs, rūpīgs
- Maori: tūpore
- Norwegian: omsorgsfull (no)
- Spanish: cariñoso (es)
Verb[edit]
caring
- present participle of care
[edit]
- caring profession
Noun[edit]
caring (plural carings)
- The act of one who cares.
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1988, Thomas Stephen Szasz, The Myth of Psychotherapy, page 183:
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As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings.
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Derived terms[edit]
- sandwich caring
Translations[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- Crigan, Garčin, arcing, racing