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English noun: care | |||
| 1. | care (act) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | ||
| Samples | No medical care was required. The old car needs constant attention. | ||
| Synonyms | aid, attention, tending | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baby sitting, babysitting, dental care, faith cure, faith healing, first aid, hair care, haircare, hairdressing, health care, healthcare, incubation, intervention, livery, manicure, maternalism, nourishment, nursing, nurturance, pedicure, personal care, pet sitting, skin care, skincare, tender loving care, TLC, treatment, tree surgery | ||
| 2. | care (cognition) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | ||
| Samples | He exercised caution in opening the door. He handled the vase with care. | ||
| Synonyms | caution, forethought, precaution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judiciousness | ||
| 3. | care (feeling) an anxious feeling | ||
| Samples | Care had aged him. They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction. | ||
| Synonyms | concern, fear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
| 4. | care (feeling) a cause for feeling concern | ||
| Samples | His major care was the illness of his wife. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plight, predicament, quandary | ||
| 5. | care (act) attention and management implying responsibility for safety | ||
| Samples | He is in the care of a bodyguard. | ||
| Synonyms | charge, guardianship, tutelage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | due care, foster care, great care, ordinary care, providence, reasonable care, slight care | ||
| 6. | care (act) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | ||
| Samples | He wrote the manual on car care. | ||
| Synonyms | maintenance, upkeep | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | camera care, car care, inspection and repair, overhaul, pump priming, scheduled maintenance, service, steam fitting | ||
English verb: care | |||
| 1. | care (emotion) feel concern or interest | ||
| Samples | I really care about my work. I don't care. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue care | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with | ||
| 2. | care (social) provide care for | ||
| Samples | The nurse was caring for the wounded. | ||
| Synonyms | give care | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aid, assist, help | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attend, dry-nurse, fuss, look, mother, nurse, overprotect, see, take care | ||
| 3. | care (emotion) prefer or wish to do something | ||
| Samples | Do you care to try this dish?. Would you like to come along to the movies?. | ||
| Examples | They care to move | ||
| Synonyms | like, wish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire, want | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | please | ||
| 4. | care (social) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | ||
| Samples | I can deal with this crew of workers. This blender can't handle nuts. She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old. | ||
| Synonyms | deal, handle, manage | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | administer, administrate, carry on, come to grips, conduct, coordinate, deal, direct, dispose of, get to grips, juggle, mind, misconduct, mishandle, mismanage, organise, organize, process, take care, touch, work | ||
| 5. | care (emotion) be concerned with | ||
| Samples | I worry about my grades. | ||
| Synonyms | worry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brood, dwell | ||
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