"care" meaning in All languages combined

See care on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /kɛə/ [UK], /kɛr/ [US] Audio: en-us-care.ogg [US] Forms: care [singular], cares [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Care is the act of helping someone, especially sick people, the very young or the very old.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-kqvItmUd
  2. If you take care of someone, you watch them so that there is no trouble.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-SNx5AmhP
  3. If you take care of a problem, you fix it or arrange it.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-o2zxtd85
  4. You say "Take care!" when you are leaving somebody.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-tH1Jeqrm
  5. You say "Take care!" when you want somebody to do something safely.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-6azsmGcz
  6. Care is the act of keeping something in a good condition.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-sc~d9rOG
  7. A Care is a worry, concern, or something that you think about often.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-noun-woxOuGCy

Verb [English]

IPA: /kɛə/ [UK], /kɛr/ [US] Audio: en-us-care.ogg [US] Forms: care [canonical], cares [third-person, singular], cared [past], cared [past, participle], caring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|car|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you don't care about something, you don't think about it often or have a concern for it; it doesn't matter.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-verb-uTuDNQlv Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you care about something, you think it is important.
    Sense id: simple-care-en-verb-2j~WcbSy Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If you care for somebody, look after
    Sense id: simple-care-en-verb-q2Sb9XJ0 Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "He decided not to seek health care from a hospitals."
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          "text": "You're going to need someone to take care of you when you get older."
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          "text": "We'll be taking real good care of you. I promise."
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          "text": "Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things."
        },
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        {
          "text": "That's it. All right. Jim, good to see you. Take care."
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        {
          "text": "I don't have a care in the world."
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      "tags": [
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      "sampa": "/kE@/",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "Young children can learn to care for a pet."
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      "ipa": "/kɛə/",
      "tags": [
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      "sampa": "/kE@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/kɛr/",
      "tags": [
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      "sampa": "/kEr/",
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          "text": "Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things."
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        }
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        {
          "text": "I don't have a care in the world."
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      "ipa": "/kɛə/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/kɛr/",
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