"care of" meaning in All languages combined

See care of on Wiktionary

Preposition [English]

Etymology: Short for in the care of or similar phrase. Head templates: {{head|en|preposition}} care of
  1. (mail) For distribution by (the named intermediary). Synonyms: [abbreviation], c/- [abbreviation], c/o [abbreviation] Translations (for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o): عِنَايَة (ʕināya) (Arabic), رِعَايَة (riʕāya) (Arabic), per adres (Dutch), zorge de (Esperanto), per adreso (Esperanto), chez (French), presso (Italian), pod adresem (Polish), aos cuidados de (Portuguese), a la atención de (Spanish), adress (Swedish), ... eliyle (Turkish)
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          "text": "Could you please send this package to Mr. John Smith, care of the Northwest Shelter?",
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕināya",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "عِنَايَة"
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "riʕāya",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "رِعَايَة"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "per adres"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "zorge de"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "per adreso"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "chez"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "presso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "pod adresem"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "aos cuidados de"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "a la atención de"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "adress"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
          "word": "... eliyle"
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  "word": "care of"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "عِنَايَة"
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      "word": "per adres"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "zorge de"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "per adreso"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "chez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "presso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "pod adresem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "aos cuidados de"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "a la atención de"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "for distribution by (the named intermediary) — see also c/o",
      "word": "adress"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
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