English verb: take care | |||
| 1. | take care (social) be careful, prudent, or watchful | ||
| Samples | Take care when you cross the street!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| 2. | take care (social) be in charge of or deal with | ||
| Samples | She takes care of all the necessary arrangements. | ||
| Synonyms | mind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, deal, handle, manage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tend | ||
| 3. | take care (social) take charge of or deal with | ||
| Samples | Could you see about lunch?. I must attend to this matter. She took care of this business. | ||
| Synonyms | attend, look, see | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, give care | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | minister, tend | ||