Meaning

Close attention; concern; responsibility..

Definitions by Sense

1. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
2. (countable, uncountable) Worry.
3. (uncountable) Maintenance, upkeep.
4. (uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
5. (uncountable, UK) The state of being cared for by others.
6. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
7. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow. [13th–19th c.]
8. (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

Example Sentences

Care should be taken when holding babies.

‘Have a care, Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’

I thank thee for thy care and honest pains.

I don’t have a care in the world.

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

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Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

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.

Word Forms

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Use care when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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