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 | ||