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taking care of
phrasepresent participle of take care of
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1
to attend to the needs and comforts of
- He took care of his mother when she got sick.
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- doing for
- [chiefly British],
- looking after,
- looking out for,
- looking to,
- seeing to,
- waiting on
- (also waiting upon)
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2
to pay the living expenses of
- We took care of our daughter until she graduated from college.
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3
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
- He took care of his neighbors' plants while they were on vacation.
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