care | English to English Dictionary

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care

(k/(@)/r )

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something(noun.act)

Example:
No medical care was required.

Synonym:
aid, attention, tending

source: wordnet30
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger(noun.cognition)

Example:
He handled the vase with care.

Synonym:
caution, forethought, precaution

source: wordnet30
an anxious feeling(noun.feeling)

Example:
Care had aged him.

Synonym:
concern, fear

source: wordnet30
a cause for feeling concern(noun.feeling)

Example:
His major care was the illness of his wife.

source: wordnet30
attention and management implying responsibility for safety(noun.act)

Example:
He is in the care of a bodyguard.

Synonym:
charge, guardianship, tutelage

source: wordnet30
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order(noun.act)

Example:
He wrote the manual on car care.

Synonym:
maintenance, upkeep

source: wordnet30
A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.(noun)

source: webster1913

feel concern or interest(verb.emotion)

Example:
I really care about my work.
I don't care.

source: wordnet30
provide care for(verb.social)

Synonym:
give care

source: wordnet30
prefer or wish to do something(verb.emotion)

Example:
Do you care to try this dish?.

Synonym:
like, wish

source: wordnet30
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of(verb.social)

Synonym:
deal, handle, manage

source: wordnet30
be concerned with(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
worry

source: wordnet30
To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.(verb)

source: webster1913