A1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

care

care · cares

турбота, догляд, неспокій

забота, уход, хлопоты, попечение

Pflege, Sorge

Close attention; concern; responsibilityClose attention; concern; responsibility.

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UK/kɛə/US/kɛɚ/

» I take care of my grandfather.

Ich kümmere mich um meinen Großvater.

Я забочусь о своём дедушке.

Я забочусь о дедушке.

Я доглядаю свого дідуся.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)Close attention; concern; responsibility.
Care should be taken when holding babies.
Sorge
забо́таzabóta
турбо́таturbóta
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
(countable, uncountable)Worry.
I don’t have a care in the world.
беспоко́йствоbespokójstvo, забо́таzabóta, трево́гаtrevóga
турбо́таturbóta, неспокі́йnespokíj
(uncountable)Maintenance, upkeep.
dental care
ухо́дuxód
(uncountable)The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
Pflege
забо́таzabóta, ухо́дuxód, попече́ниеpopečénije
турбо́таturbóta, до́глядdóhljad
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
(UK, uncountable)The state of being cared for by others.
in care
Pflege
попече́ниеpopečénije, ухо́дuxód
(countable, uncountable)The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Grief, sorrow.

Examples

6686 sentences

I take care of my grandfather.
Я доглядаю свого дідуся.
ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке.
deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater.
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I don't care for ice cream.
Мені не подобається морозиво.
deIch hab für Eis nichts übrig.
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I don't care for green tea.
Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю.
deIch mag keinen grünen Tee.
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I don't care what people say.
Мені неважливо, що кажуть люди.
ruМне всё равно, что говорят люди.
deEs ist mir egal, was die Leute sagen.
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We don't care what he does.
Нам однаково, чим він займається.
ruНам всё равно, чем он занимается.
deEs ist uns egal, was er macht.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

close attention, concern or responsibility:

worry:

treatment of those in need:

Русский

By meaning 4

close attention, concern or responsibility:

worry:

maintenance, upkeep — see also maintenance:

treatment of those in need:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

close attention, concern or responsibility:

treatment of those in need:

Origin

From Middle English care, from Old English caru, ċearu (“care, concern, anxiety, sorrow, g

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.

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Forms

plural: cares

Singular	care
Plural	cares

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms

Close in meaning

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order:maintenance upkeep
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something:attention aid tending
attention and management implying responsibility for safety:charge tutelage guardianship
an anxious feeling:concern fear
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger:caution precaution forethought

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

Collocations

12 patterns

take care of
take care
can take care
to take care
care of himself
care of ourselves
care of yourself
would care if
good care of
care of my
care of his
care whether