English Explanatory Dictionary

care

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
  2. Worry.
  3. Maintenance, upkeep.
  4. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
  5. The state of being cared for by others.
  6. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
  7. Grief, sorrow.
verb
  1. To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
  2. To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.
  3. To be affected by, to treat as relevant for a subsequent course of action.
  4. (with for) To look after or look out for.
  5. To mind; to object.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/kɛə/ kâr /kɛɚ/ [kʰe(ə̯)ɹ] [kʰɛ(ə̯)ɹ] en-us-care.ogg kêr /kɪə(ɹ)/ /keː/ /keə/ /kiə/ /keɹ/ /kɜː(ɹ)/

Word forms

care cares caring cared no-table-tags glossary carest caredst careth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r-der. Proto-Germanic *karō Proto-West Germanic *karu Old English caru Middle English care English care From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble”), from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“shout, call”). Cognate with Old Saxon cara, kara (“concern, action”), Middle High German kar (“sorrow, lamentation”), Icelandic kör (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara, “concern, care”). Related also to Dutch karig (“scanty”), German karg (“sparse, meagre, barren”), Latin garriō, Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus). See also chary.

Synonyms

becare bother care concern oneself heed mind reck trouble oneself worry

Antonyms

let slide neglect

Related words

carcake chary couldn't care less I don't care who cares zero fucks given

Derived words

aftercare aged care allocare ambulatory care babycare baby-care backcare birdcare bodycare care a hoot care and attention care and feeding carebear care bear care-experienced care factor care factor zero carefree carefront carefrontation careful caregiver care-giver caregiving care home carehouse care in the community care killed a cat care killed the cat careleaver careless careline caremonger caremongering care of care package careseeker careseeking caresome Care Sunday caretake caretaker caretaking care-taking careware carework careworker careworn care-worn childcare clothescare corridor care crit care critical care customer care day care daycare day care center deathcare dentalcare

Translations

Bulgarian: обичам Finnish: tahtoa Finnish: haluta Finnish: maistua German: respektieren Hungarian: kér Hungarian: kíván Hungarian: van kedve Portuguese: gostar Spanish: gustar Thai: สนใจ
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