Meaning

7 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Close attention; concern; responsibility.

    Care should be taken when holding babies.

    Sorge

    забо́таzabóta

    турбо́таturbóta

    attention and management implying responsibility for safety

  2. (countable, uncountable)Worry.

    I don’t have a care in the world.

    беспоко́йствоbespokójstvo, забо́таzabóta, трево́гаtrevóga

    турбо́таturbóta, неспокі́йnespokíj

  3. (uncountable)Maintenance, upkeep.

    dental care

    ухо́дuxód

  4. (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

  5. (UK, uncountable)The state of being cared for by others.

    in care

    Pflege

    попече́ниеpopečénije, ухо́дuxód

  6. (countable, uncountable)The object of watchful attention or anxiety.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Grief, sorrow.

Examples

6686 sentences

  1. I take care of my grandfather.

    Я доглядаю свого дідуся. — deniko

    ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке. — odexed

    deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater. — Wolf

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  2. I don't care for ice cream.

    Мені не подобається морозиво. — deniko

    deIch hab für Eis nichts übrig. — Vortarulo

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  3. I don't care for green tea.

    Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю. — deniko

    deIch mag keinen grünen Tee. — al_ex_an_der

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  4. I don't care what people say.

    Мені неважливо, що кажуть люди. — aandrusiak

    ruМне всё равно, что говорят люди. — FeuDRenais

    deEs ist mir egal, was die Leute sagen. — Manfredo

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  5. We don't care what he does.

    Нам однаково, чим він займається. — iceman

    ruНам всё равно, чем он занимается. — las

    deEs ist uns egal, was er macht. — Zaghawa

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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
Singularcare
Pluralcares

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

107 related words
Relatedcarcakechary
DerivedcarefreeB2carefulA1carelessB1health careB2aftercareaged careallocareambulatory carebabycarebackcarebirdcarebodycarebushcarecare bearcare-experiencedcare factorcarefrontcarefrontationcaregivercaregivingcare homecarehousecareleavercareline

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cardiocardiologistcardiopulmonarycardiovascularcareerB1careerist

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