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care - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'care' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Care [ n.]
- A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.
- Charge, oversight, or management, implying responsibility for safety and prosperity.
- Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness; watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.
- The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
- To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.

Meaning of 'care' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . care [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an anxious feeling
Example in sentence:
  • care had aged him;
  • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
Meaning (2):
- judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Example in sentence:
  • he exercised caution in opening the door;
  • he handled the vase with care
Meaning (3):
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety
Example in sentence:
  • he is in the care of a bodyguard
Meaning (4):
- activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Example in sentence:
  • he wrote the manual on car care
Meaning (5):
- a cause for feeling concern
Example in sentence:
  • his major care was the illness of his wife
Meaning (6):
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • no medical care was required;
  • the old car needs constant attention
7 . care [ v]
Meaning (7):
- prefer or wish to do something
Example in sentence:
  • Do you care to try this dish?;
  • Would you like to come along to the movies?
Meaning (8):
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Example in sentence:
  • I can deal with this crew of workers;
  • She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old;
  • This blender can't handle nuts
Meaning (9):
- feel concern or interest
Example in sentence:
  • I don't care;
  • I really care about my work
Meaning (10):
- be concerned with
Example in sentence:
  • I worry about my grades
Meaning (11):
- provide care for
Example in sentence:
  • The nurse was caring for the wounded