"have a care" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-us-have a care.oga [US] Forms: has a care [present, singular, third-person], having a care [participle, present], had a care [participle, past], had a care [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a care}} have a care (third-person singular simple present has a care, present participle having a care, simple past and past participle had a care)
  1. (dated, chiefly imperative) take care; be on one's guard Tags: dated, imperative
    Sense id: en-have_a_care-en-verb-Hq7ADXQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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