care

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See also carè, caré, and çare

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English [edit]

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵār-, *gÀr- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”). See chary.

Noun [edit]

care (countable and uncountable; plural cares)

  1. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
      Than Feraunte his cosyn had grete care and cryed full lowde [...].
  2. Close attention; concern; responsibility
    Care should be taken when holding babies.
  3. worry
    I don't have a care in the world.
  4. maintenance, upkeep
    dental care
  5. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
  6. the state of being cared for by others
    in care
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from care (noun)
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
close attention, concern or responsibility
worry
maintenance, upkeep
treatment of those in need
state of being cared for
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Quotations [edit]
  • 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
    ‘Have a care, Buquet—ghosts like not to be seen or talked about!’

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle English caren, carien, from Old English carian (“to sorrow, grieve, be troubled, be anxious, to care for, heed”), from Proto-Germanic *karōną (“to care”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵār-, *gÀr- (“voice, exclamation”). Cognate with Middle High German karn (“to complain, lament, grieve, mourn”), Alemannic German karen, kären (“to groan, wheeze, give a death rattle”), Swedish kära (“to fall in love”), Icelandic kæra (“to care, like”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn, “to be concerned”).

Verb [edit]

care (third-person singular simple present cares, present participle caring, simple past and past participle cared)

  1. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
    I don't care what you think.
  2. (intransitive) To look after.
    Young children can learn to care for a pet.
  3. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
  4. Polite or formal way to say want.
    Would you care for another slice of cake?
    Would you care to dance?
Usage notes [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to be concerned about
to look after
to be mindful of
to want, politely
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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

care

  1. first-person singular present indicative of carer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of carer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of carer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of carer
  5. second-person singular imperative of carer

Anagrams [edit]

Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

care f pl

  1. feminine plural of caro

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

carē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of careō
    1. "lack thou, be thou without"
    2. "be thou separated from"
    3. "be thou deprived of"

Adjective [edit]

cāre

  1. vocative masculine singular of cārus

Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin qualis.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈkare]

Determiner [edit]

care

  1. which
    Care din aceste jocuri este nou? - Which of these games is new?

Inflection [edit]

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Nom/Acc all numbers
all genders
care
Gen/Dat singular plural
masculine & neuter feminine all genders
cărui cărei căror

Pronoun [edit]

care

  1. which, that, who
    El este un om care a văzut foarte multe lucruri. - He is a man who has seen very many things.

Venetian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

care f

  1. feminine plural of caro
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