care

¹care

noun \ˈker\

Definition of CARE

1

: suffering of mind : grief

2

a : a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility b : a cause for such anxiety

3

a : painstaking or watchful attention b : maintenance <floor-care products>

4

: regard coming from desire or esteem

5

: charge, supervision <under a doctor's care>

6

: a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude

Examples of CARE

1. She used care in selecting a doctor for her son.
2. The children have inadequate medical care and little formal education.
3. We need to provide poor people with better dental care.
4. She wrote a book about car care.
5. With proper care, the machine should last a decade or more.
6. She is an expert on skin care.
7. She knows a lot about the care and feeding of horses.
8. She looks as if all the cares of the world are on her shoulders.

Origin of CARE

Middle English, from Old English caru; akin to Old High German kara lament, Old Irish gairm call, cry, Latin garrire to chatter

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CARE

Synonyms: carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, heed, heedfulness, meticulosity, meticulousness, pains, scrupulousness

Antonyms: heedlessness, inattentiveness, negligence

Related Words: advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation; alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness; dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility; bother, effort, painstaking, trouble; exactness, particularity, precision

Near Antonyms: inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inobservance

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Synonym Discussion of CARE

care, concern, solicitude, anxiety, worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension <a face worn by years of care>. concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection <crimes caused concern in the neighborhood>. solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another <acted with typical maternal solicitude>. anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure <plagued by anxiety and self-doubt>. worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety <financial worries>.

Rhymes with CARE

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