- care
- See: COULDN'T CARE LESS, HAVE A CARE, GIVE A HANG or CARE A HANG, TAKE CARE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
care
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care — n 1: watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or regard usu. towards an action or situation; esp: due care a person has a duty to use care in dealing with others, and failure to do so is negligence R. I. Mehr see also due… … Law dictionary
care — CÁRE pron. interog. rel. I. (Pronume relativ; are rol de conjuncţie, ca element de legătură între propoziţia regentă unde se află numele căruia îi ţine locul şi propoziţia subordonată). 1. (Introduce propoziţii atributive) Cartea pe care trebuia… … Dicționar Român
CARE — International Pour une définition du mot « care », voir l’article care du Wiktionnaire. Logo de l association … Wikipédia en Français
Care — may be:* Health care, the maintenance of health by the medical professions ** Care of residents, health care provided in a home ** Home care, health care provided in the patient s home * Foster care * Duty of care in tort law * Ethics of care in… … Wikipedia
care — [ker] n. [ME < OE caru, sorrow < IE base * ĝar , cry out, scream > L garrulus, garrulous, Goth kara, care, Ger kar , in karfreitag, Good Friday] 1. a) a troubled or burdened state of mind; worry; concern b) a cause of such a mental state … English World dictionary
care — UK US /keər/ noun [U] ► attention that is given to something or someone, so that they are looked after, protected, or dealt with in the right way: »There will be some mistakes no matter how much care goes into the first draft. take care over sth… … Financial and business terms
Care — (k[^a]r), n. [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr. gh^rys voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. {Chary}.] 1. A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
care — ► NOUN 1) the provision of what is necessary for the welfare and protection of someone or something. 2) Brit. protective custody or guardianship provided for children by a local authority. 3) serious attention or consideration applied to avoid… … English terms dictionary
care — care·ful; care·ful·ly; care·ful·ness; care; medi·care; care·less; care·free·ness; care·less·ly; care·less·ness; … English syllables
care of — To be delivered to the custody of, or at the address of (abbrev c/o) • • • Main Entry: ↑care * * * care of phrase used when saying where you can send someone’s letters while they are not at home. You write the abbreviation c/o on the envelope,… … Useful english dictionary
CARE — 〈[ kɛ:r]〉 1. 〈1946 1958; Abk. für engl.〉 Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, US amerikanische Vereinigung zur Organisation von Hilfssendungen (Care Pakete) in das Nachkriegsdeutschland 2. 〈ab 1958; Abk. für engl.〉 Cooperative for… … Universal-Lexikon
