care
[ kair ]
/ kɛər /
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noun
verb (used without object), cared, car·ing.
verb (used with object), cared, car·ing.
to feel concern about: He doesn't care what others say.
to wish; desire; like: Would you care to dance?
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Idioms about care
Origin of care
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English caru, cearu, cognate with Gothic kara,Old High German chara “lament”
synonym study for care
3. To take care, pains, trouble (to do something) implies watchful, conscientious effort to do something exactly right. To take care implies the performance of one particular detail: She took care to close the cover before striking the match. To take pains suggests a sustained carefulness, an effort to see that nothing is overlooked but that every small detail receives attention: to take pains with fine embroidery. To take trouble implies an effort that requires a considerable amount of activity and exertion: to take the trouble to make suitable arrangements.
usage note for care
13. Couldn't care less, a phrase used to express indifference, is sometimes heard as could care less, which ought to mean the opposite but is intended to be synonymous with the former phrase. Both versions are common mainly in informal speech.
OTHER WORDS FROM care
carer, nounnon·car·ing, adjectiveo·ver·care, nounun·car·ing, adjectiveOther definitions for care (2 of 2)
CARE
or Care
[ kair ]
/ kɛər /
noun
a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
Origin of CARE
C(ooperative for)A(merican)R(elief) E(verywhere)
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British Dictionary definitions for care (1 of 2)
care
/ (kɛə) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for care
Old English cearu (n), cearian (vb), of Germanic origin; compare Old High German chara lament, Latin garrīre to gossip
British Dictionary definitions for care (2 of 2)
CARE
/ (kɛə) /
n acronym for
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere, Inc.; a federation of US charities, giving financial and technical assistance to many regions of the world
communicated authenticity, regard, empathy: the three qualities believed to be essential in the therapist practising client-centred therapy
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