Meaning

4 senses
  1. Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

    He was a slow and careful driver.

    Be very careful (while) trekking through the jungle.

    vorsichtig, behutsam

    осторо́жныйostoróžnyj, внима́тельныйvnimátelʹnyj, аккура́тныйakkurátnyj

    обере́жнийoberéžnyj, акура́тнийakurátnyj, ува́жнийuvážnyj

  2. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

    They made a careful search of the crime scene.

    sorgfältig

    тща́тельныйtščátelʹnyj, аккура́тныйakkurátnyj, стара́тельныйstarátelʹnyj

  3. (obsolete)Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.

  4. (obsolete)Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

    full of cares or anxiety

Examples

2215 sentences
  1. You need to be more careful.

    Тобі потрібно бути обережнішим.

    ruТебе надо быть более осторожным.

    deDu musst vorsichtiger sein.

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  2. He is a very careful driver.

    Він дуже обережний водій.

    ruОн очень осторожный водитель.

    deEr ist ein sehr vorsichtiger Fahrer.

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  3. She needs to be more careful.

    Вона має бути обачнішою.

    ruЕй нужно быть более осторожной.

    deSie muss vorsichtiger sein.

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  4. Tom told Mary to be careful.

    Том сказав Мері, щоб вона була обережна.

    ruТом сказал Мэри быть осторожной.

    deTom mahnte Maria, vorsichtig zu sein.

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  5. We have to be more careful.

    Ми маємо бути більш обережними.

    ruМы должны быть более осторожными.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
cautious:
Русский
By meaning 2
cautious:
meticulous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
cautious:
meticulous:

Origin

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.

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Forms

more careful, most careful
Comparativemore careful Lesson
Superlativemost careful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • be more careful
  • more careful
  • careful not to
  • be careful not
  • to be careful
  • be very careful
  • little more careful
  • should be careful
  • careful the next
  • more careful the
  • please be careful
  • be careful with

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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